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Re: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Presp, Was not running 220V. The transfer panel (Gentran) uses a 4wire input for the genset connect (2 hot, 1 neutral, 1 earth). There are a total of 6 circuits in the panel, with two of the circuits bridged, leaving 4 for 15A 120V service. I guess what I would like to know is if it would be useful to connect a large cap across the hot and neutral, like a hard start cap on an AC, in the genset. Hoping to compensate for high inductive loads, like motors without start caps. Caveman380Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Presp, I figured that if the genset could start and run the miter saw, anything in the house would run okay. The saw was right at hand, so I used it. I'll check the current rating when I get home, but I typically run it on a standard 15A circuit. When the failure occured, neither of the circuit breakers tripped. Thanks for the lead on the amp clamp. There are just a few circuits I'll be powering from the genset. Furnace, fridge, and freezer, and a few lights. The transfer panel I'll be using has watt meters in it to monitor how each leg of the 220V gets loaded. Caveman374Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
New member here. I joined just because of this valuable thread. I hope you can offer some words of advice. I have purchased a Powerpro 5500 from Pep Boys. The first one was DOA out of the box. PB exchanged without a problem. It must have been an older model as it had a pair of 23A breakers and a voltmeter on the panel. The exchange has a pair of pushbutton resetable breakers (20A each according to the schematic) and indicator lights instead of a voltmeter. Fired up the second unit, ran 500W work light, and a small (1 gal) air compressor, no problems. Thinking that if the genset would start and run a 10" miter saw, it would start and run anything in the house. It killed it, no AC, no popped breakers. Wen sent a new voltage regulator and all seems right. Did not try the miter saw, but was able to run a 1500W heater, the 500W light and start and run the household fridge. Is it possible that the miter saw was too much of an inductive load? I am concerned because I am hoping to use this to power a gas fired forced air furnace in the house. I think I saw a reference to a "hard start" modification somewhere in this thread, but can't find it now. Any comments or suggestions would be welcome. The Caveman280Views0likes0Comments
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