Newbie here, but I am posting because I cannot find my exact problem anywhere else. All I am finding is low voltage or no voltage issues.I have a Harbor Freight 4000 watt (3200 watt running) generator that we use for camping, and power outage purpos...
I think you may be right. The first thing that got my attention was it seemed like the generator was running way too fast while not under load. I did check this evening, and I do see the governor moving, but not enough to raise the speed.
Did this, and got 117 volts from short receptacle slot to ground/shiny spot.MEXICOWANDERER wrote:Root MeanSquareDeals with AC voltage -under curve- and has got nothing to do with Hz.One step at a timeSlip on a set of kitchen glovesNow take your meter...
Ok, finally got to do some testing. With no load, I get around 117 volts, with a hair dryer running on max, I show 122 volts. Here is a video I took:https://youtu.be/283RcOO75mo
I will do more testing this weekend. When the fan was plugged in, the gen was running pretty faat, and I was getting 117 volts from the other socket. I think I mis-spoke when I said idle speed, I actually meant the spped the generator runs at with ...
