Generator Voltage/Current Problems

[Johnny Rotten]

The neutral is bonded to ground at the gen. Which in most cases is bonded to nothing. I put a ground rod in last year...etc, and same thing. Cord running into stove is #10 AWG. Polarity is correct, no voltage drop.

Its either the glow bar, the electronic thermostat switch, or the 120VAC Valve. Looks like I will get the manuals tomorrow (Sunday). I will scan the interesting parts, and once we fix it, you all can come up to my camp. LOL.

BryanG, please tell more...

Thanks again.

Johnny

 

[Del Monte]

Hi Johnny

I had to use a propane torch to get my going. I never figured it out, and got rid of it.

Good Luck

Del

 

[BryanG]

One of my customers customers was trying to get a battery charger to work. It was fine on mains but refused to work on a mobile generator. Unfortunately it was 250 miles away and I wasn't about to drive that far as a favour. I was relying on a couple of mechanical engineers to take electrical readings, so I could not do the normal logic to trace faults. These guys have been in the business for years and suggested sticking a transformer between the generator and charger, here in the UK that is 240V in and out (they had one in the back of their van). I was skeptical, but it worked. It is amazing the creative solutions people who don't really know what they are doing come up with when there is a weekly bonus at stake.


Regards

Bryan