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And we ALL make mistakes! I have been a master mechanic for 55 years and just today I made a mistake putting a carburetor back together. We get complacent and we think we have everything under our control. I owned a shop that specialized in carburetors and automotive electrical, I have rebuilt...

To add to what Scooby is saying, The same transformer that drops the voltage from 6,000 to to 240 for your house will also raise the 240 from a generator to 6,000 on that line. Granted linemen will check the line to see if it is live but what if that genset comes online while they are working on...

So if you are supplying the house with the generator and you run the compressor you have no issues? If that is the case then the problem is in the wiring you are using that does blow the breaker. What size and how long is the run? If you can run the compressor from the generator through the...

I see another circuit attached to the lugs, is that an active circuit and has it been checked for shorts? And you say you used the compressor motor, was it hooked up toe the compressor or just the motor alone? Last question is with the compressor, is the head unloader working so you are not...

Electrical arcs and incoming tracers, Both are light shows and both will have the same effect on your body. Been in the presence of both and have thankfully avoided them.

Keep in mind that just about all consumer level products run on single phase. I have two compressors that run 5 hp motors. I have not tried to run them on the generator and do not intend to try since if the power is out I will not be needing the extra load on the generator. The compressor I am...

In post #1 he did mention he had 240 volts but did not specify on which lugs.

It is a possibility that the breaker could be bad. If it has been switch a few hundred times it could be weak. That was why I asked about the load, a 5 HP compressor could have a very high inrush current when it starts up. Especially if the head unloader is not working and it is starting against...

Thinking about this I want to ask the others a question. If he does not have a ground rod in and this is a dead short to the frame of the machine will it not energize the whole machine making it very dangerous to touch? I would say to be sure you have the ground rod driven in just because you...

I forgot to ask if you have anything connected to the lugs? If you do disconnect the load and see if you still have the issue.

The fact that you say the engine "Hiccups" when you flip the breaker would tell me it is taking a full load and most likely there is a short in the wiring somewhere. That somewhere would have to be after the breaker if this is a short. Have you checked the frequency with an external meter? You...