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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    If you look at any of the trailers these are mounted on, they will always have a lug on the frame somewhere for attaching a ground wire. The point of grounding is to provide the electricity, if it's going places it isn't supposed to, a low resistance path to earth. There are formulas for...
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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    yeah, I was, for 4 years. Supposed to be an office job (15P, Aviation Operations Specialist) but I hated paperwork and went in after failing their color vision test so limited number of jobs I was allowed to do. Mostly I took care of our equipment. In South Korea where it's a 1 year rotation...
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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Something also to think about... So I don't know if your generator is capable of doing this on, but I'm running a 3 ton ECU on a 5kw generator (NordicAir) The aircon portion works just fine on the 5k. The heating portion is rated to draw over 9kw. The heater portion is a bunch of heater...
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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Yes, you can, but that is called the "convenience outlet" and as stated before, only has a 10 amp rating. You're much better off making some pigtails from extension cord and wiring directly to the output lugs to neutral, so likely 3 or maybe 6 depending on your number and size of loads. The...
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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Quick search showed the 60k EEECU draws 10.7kw in cooling mode and 12.2kw in heating mode. You would be best off with the MEP-804 series generator at 15kw 3 phase to operate it, or find a DRASH/HDT gen/trailer unit with the 18kw generator...
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