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Wow lots of information to take in here. Thanks. i know some of you have seen my other posts but I’ll recap a little. I’m using this generator to run a small salmon processing plant ( lighta, battery chargers, water pump, a couple vacuum packers, and a freezer). Everything works great most of...

Just curious if one was only using the gen on single phase 120/240 if any of the wires on the big ass switch on the back wall can be eliminated for simplicity. Same for the AM/VM switch on the front. ( I want to say s7 but could be wrong). Keep getting short circuit alarm when it rains and I...

Just an update. Had a break in the weather and took the top off the case and sprayed deoxit in the S8 as well as the S5 switches and cycled them a bunch. Unit seems to be functioning as normal. Freezer working again and has been cycling off and on as it should with no faults on the genset. Also...

Are you referring to the phase switch or the AM-VM switch?

Will do. The unit only had 35 hours post reset use when I bought it and it still looks brand new now less than 1200 hours on it total. But I’ll definitely check the wires best I can without taking the case apart. Though if that’s what I need to do I’m not opposed to it Thanks again!

Awesome. Thanks for that. I really didn’t want to try to take it apart. Looks like a mess. I appreciate all the help. If anything else pops into mind let me know I’ll be checking back regularly. I don’t spend a ton of time here but this forum is an invaluable tool for those like me. Really...

Ok so no battle short then. Also when spraying the deoxit do I need to disassemble the switches or just spray the outside and it will get it? I don’t see how to get it in the phase switch?

Wonder if I should run it with the battle short active since I’ve got it protected with a panel breaker or am I just asking for trouble?

Not trying to sound argumentative just gathering information. The 803 has been running my whole plant with no issues at all for the first half of this season and the last two and just started doing the short circuit alarm. If it was the freezer causing the problem wouldn’t it just pop the...

Sorry I should have stated before that I have a backup generator that is a smaller 8k unit that has its own issues but will run my freezer. And the freezer is not old. Only has 2 seasons on it. Cumulative run time of maybe 3 months. I have cycled the switches you spoke of with the unit off but I...

Hi all, So I’ve got a small salmon processing facility here in Alaska that I have being run by my 803 and it normally powers everything without issue. Freezer, two chamber vacuum packers, lights, water pumps,etc. everything is single phase and 120V except for the freezer which is 240V. This...

ive got the freezer on a 40amp breaker and that's the only thing on that circuit. there are other breakers in the panel though for lights outlets etc... the only other item that's a large draw will be the Vacuum packing machine which is 120V and draws i think about 20amps when its running

ill try to get some pictures today and get back to you

so back to my original question...am i just reading the gauge wrong or measuring wrong...or is the gauge terribly out and i need to recalibrate also this will be the only power source for the building. no power company near me

ok i just checked a picture that i have and the strap is in place. maybe i should have clarified...the building is a salmon processing facility built in a 40' shipping container so it is completely portable. the generator is the only power source, my thought was that running the green from the...

the bare ground is for the generator with a ground rod driven next to the unit. the green wire is from the panel. feel dumb asking but what's the bonding link?

not too concerned with needing soft start as the gen barely even burped when the freezer kicked on...just startled me a little when i had the clamp on set to INRUSH and couldn't figure out how the generator rated for 52 amps was able to read 84

So as many of you have already figured out, I'm not exactly a wiz at electricity...but I'm learning. sorry in advance for the long winded question but here goes.. ive got the 803A running 120/240 single phase powering the main panel in my building. the only thing that's 240 is the walk in...

HA HA ive been reading for a few hours now and I've come the grand realization that the more i learn the more confused i get.

what i don't understand at all is if i have a freezer unit with a max draw of 35amps how in the world did i get an inrush reading of almost 85amps at startup