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pinesman
Explorer
Aug 13, 2020

Parallel generator connection

I have 2 Champion 2000 watt generators and the Paralink kit. I usually just run one to charge the batteries and I have never run the pair long enough to run out of gas. My question is what happens when one runs out of gas? Does the paralink shut off the entire connection or will I just get the power of one generator? Thanks
  • Assuming the pair are identical models
    And both started with full tanks
    And you need both to power the load
    They will both ruin out very close together
    But if you are powering a load that is too great for only one generator
    The one that stayed running is going to trip it's circuit breaker, or do an inverter overload,
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    As the other person said
    Light load the one with fuel continues to power and the "Dead" one effectivelly "Vanishes" from the link (it draws a tiny amount of power think like 1 watt. More on this later)

    If the load is great enough the fueled one will shut down and flash ERROR codes. It may or may not stop running.


    Now why does the "Dead" one draw flea power? So when you refuel and restart it will re-sync with the other of course.
  • you'll get it from one, unless the load is too great and then the single will overload.

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