Warm ground wire at batteries, no start Gen.
Hi everybody, yesterday evening I tried starting up my generac 6kw generator and it wouldn't fire up. my 95gulfstream class a was running and both chassis and house battey switches were on. Each ti...
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Yes indeed... normally your generator will take the starter current with no problem, but when you try to start it with a loose connection, the resistance of the loose connection is huge compared to the normal resistance of the motor windings trying to turn.
The battery drives to the maximum to satisfy the resistance and the wires, which normally take what they are designed to do, suddenly have a lot more to overcome. Now, instead of just turning the motor, the circuit pours into the loose connection and heats it up. This instantly drops the voltage way down, and it's not enough to turn the motor anymore.
You already know which one got hot, so replace that one for sure. Once a cable is overheated it looses it's ability to conduct efficiently.
Good luck.
The battery drives to the maximum to satisfy the resistance and the wires, which normally take what they are designed to do, suddenly have a lot more to overcome. Now, instead of just turning the motor, the circuit pours into the loose connection and heats it up. This instantly drops the voltage way down, and it's not enough to turn the motor anymore.
You already know which one got hot, so replace that one for sure. Once a cable is overheated it looses it's ability to conduct efficiently.
Good luck.
