3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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parrothead_71 wrote:
6.5 HP. The reason I wanted to make one instead of buying it was I have all 3 pieces I need from a previous experiment. And the 10ga cable I have is about 20ft. Which would help get it further away from the trailer. I ran it a little while this PM. It's a little louder than the champion 3500 tht my dad has.
I hope you realize that the 5000 watt rating is totally unrealistic for the engine size. Unfortunately, some manufacturers use surge or peak for their ratings. With a 6.5 HP engine you will have 2,800 watts for continious duty with an intermittent duty cycle up to 3,500 watts.
The NEMA 14-30R outlet will be labeled G, W, Y and X.
The G is your grounding conductor which is green and attaches to the green wire or screw on your 30 amp TT outlet. This wire also connects to the frame of the RV and the frame of the generator.
The W is your neutral conductor which is white and attaches to the silver screw or white wire on your 30 amp TT outlet. My belief is that for TT use it is safer NOT to have this conductor bonded to the generator frame or TT frame.
Both Y and X may be 120 volt each or 240 volts between them. In 120 volt mode the X is usually the terminal that is hot. You will need to check with a meter to be sure what is what on your genny. Connect the meter between W and X, then W and Y to see which pair is hot. In any event, either the X or Y lug (NOT BOTH) will connect to the black wire or gold screw on your 30 amp TT outlet.
