Anyone have experience replacing an RV generator with a domestic power unit? My Generac unit in my 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser can be started with difficulty,...
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glen c
roadhse2
Nov 14, 2012 1:17 am
If the genset hasnt been used in a few years...it could be stuck brushes causing the problem..tapping around the generator body itself with a screw driver...
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Mtn Calls
mtncalls2002
Nov 14, 2012 1:20 am
Rick, Thank you for the information. I obviously didn't hear those numbers correctly when the tech was giving them to me over the phone. He sent a copy of...
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Warren
wncol2004
Nov 14, 2012 1:21 am
Your generic can be fixed. Typically they need to be run once a month at 50% load to keep the magnets energized. I you let the magnets drop off. It won't...
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GlenO
ultravanman
Nov 14, 2012 1:56 pm
The off the self units you speak of produce power at 3600 RPMs your rv generator produces at 1600 RPM thus the off the self unit is much noisier, and wont last...
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Ted Kroll
wipermaker
Nov 14, 2012 2:17 pm
I would be very leery about getting the exhaust managed and also the airflow with a Box store gen. They are going to run fast, vibrate and I would think run...
You could pick up a genset at a fairly reasonable price by copying this ad http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/app/3402602177.html Sent on the Sprint® Now...
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Lance Kett
lanceamatic
Nov 15, 2012 2:56 am
http://happiercamper.tumblr.com/post/35660397675 not necessarily classic RV, but they're certainly Classics! and extremely hard to miss, a friend of a friend...
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GreyWolf
greywolffus
Nov 15, 2012 3:18 am
Crazy question but why not travel at night and sleep in these parking lots during the day, other than the obvious temp problems with the sun heating the inside...
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RM
rosemariedor...
Nov 15, 2012 3:21 am
Somebody thinks like a wolf! ... From: GreyWolf Crazy question but why not travel at night and sleep in these parking lots during the day, other than the...
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Bill Miller
mainiacbill
Nov 15, 2012 3:00 pm
Sorry to hear of his loss, Lance; but in todays society wouldn't he be betterĀ off chaining all these units together, or better yet investing in some...
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Bill Miller
mainiacbill
Nov 15, 2012 3:05 pm
Grey; That would be the ideal situation, except that I think most people travel during the day so that they can see the countryside, which is difficult to see...
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Robert
robertblowery
Nov 15, 2012 3:34 pm
Saw this on another group site http://happiercamper.tumblr.com/post/35660397675...
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Robert
robertblowery
Nov 15, 2012 3:34 pm
Sorry to hear about your loss I have put alert posts on 6 groups and sites I belong to Hope you get them back Good Luck Bob...
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Dave S.
deslater2000
Nov 16, 2012 1:27 am
Lance, Did you post this on the Vintage Trailer group??? If not I will do so.. The more people looking the better the chance of finding them INTACT.. Deep...
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coy13gov
Nov 17, 2012 1:35 pm
Still lovin' the site. Yes agree with all on the generators. OMG! cant imagine getting a larger one,and Yes on b careful on the "surge" power as some of the...
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Frank
frank_idaho
Nov 22, 2012 12:14 am
I have been electrical contractor for about 30 years. Never have known of a gen set "surge" Please enlighten an old guy. Frank...
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Jerry Boone
boonejerry
Nov 22, 2012 12:25 am
FRANK: I'm not sure what the original writer has in mind, but on my 4K Onan, the generator will fire up and then spend minute after minute revving up and...
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rick haywood
haywood_rick
Nov 22, 2012 12:44 am
if yours isĀ revvingĀ up and slowing down it needs to be adjusted properly and quite possibly need a carb cleaning and tune up, it should not surge at all when...
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rick haywood
haywood_rick
Nov 22, 2012 12:47 am
onan's have been known to go below rated voltage of 120 sometimes down to 60volts and then rev up to over 150volts on a swing cycle. rick ...
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Warren
wncol2004
Nov 22, 2012 1:08 am
Gen set surge. Caused by a sudden change in load. And increase in load causes the gen to slow down due to load and then it throttles up to compensate and...
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Warren
wncol2004
Nov 22, 2012 1:10 am
I would expect that from a cheap gen but not an Onan. Live and learn I guess. -- Warren 1995 Ford F-350 Centurion 7.3 power stroke diesel dually (Sam). 1953...
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Ted Kroll
wipermaker
Nov 22, 2012 2:36 pm
Frank, Does it have a load on it when it is surging? Ted ... From: Frank To: classicrv@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 6:14 PM Subject:...
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Jerry Boone
boonejerry
Nov 22, 2012 2:49 pm
Again, I can't speak for Frank, but in my case it surges without a load, especially when it is first fired up. -- boone Once the game is over, the King and the...
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Frank
frank_idaho
Nov 22, 2012 5:00 pm
My gen set does not surge. If a gen set is in good tune and set correctly there is just a very slight change in engine performance. The engines that "surge"...
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BMWslim@...
bmwslim2
Nov 22, 2012 6:25 pm
I would set at 60 HZ and the voltage will be set. If you don't set HZ any motor that is used will be out of sink. RPM's should drop when demand is called for...
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Warren
wncol2004
Nov 22, 2012 10:36 pm
Your gen manual says to let it run for about 5 minutes to warm up before running any electrical load on it. -- Warren 1995 Ford F-350 Centurion 7.3 power...
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Warren
wncol2004
Nov 22, 2012 10:39 pm
And this drop and return will cause a surge. I will also, for those non inverter gen sets, change the Hz as well. -- Warren 1995 Ford F-350 Centurion 7.3...
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Tom K
nakedtommy40
Nov 24, 2012 5:49 pm
Ever hear of a "Lesharo on Steroids"? I owned a Lesharo at the time, I heard about them on this list a few years ago and bought one for myself last year. Just...
