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CapnCampn
Explorer III
Nov 28, 2018

Champion Generator not even close to rated output

Continued from here: http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/29788443/gotomsg/29792553.cfm#29792553 I have a Champion Non-inverter 3500/4000W generator that isn't putting out it's...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Nov 29, 2018
LittleBill wrote:
resistive loads work different, if the voltage drops, so does the load


Not sure it is the same thing now, but it is still true that when you are plugged into 15a shore power and run things in your RV, you will not pop the breaker so often if you are closer to the house and don't have such a long extension cord. Or if you change from a #14 to a #12 same length, you don't pop the breaker as much.

Isn't it the same thing when you are plugged into a generator's 15a receptacle?

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