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  1. Light in the Dark

    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    MEP-803A with the AC soft start sounds like good middle ground to me.
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    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    I'm not sure how familiar you are with the smaller MEPs MatthewWBailey, but here are some baseline characteristics for the liquid cooled 5/10s: Past the torque that the diesel provides, the flywheels on these sets are about 50lbs of cast iron... they help to smooth out any inrush that would...
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    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    Well you need to pull some amperage info off your hot water heater, and your AC... those will be the highest draw items you have. Unless you have a large well pump, so far my vote is an 802 for what you are looking to power.
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    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    Ideas on the range of PTO units, just like the range you can find in any other generator Basic - https://www.northerntool.com/products/northstar-pto-generator-13-000-surge-watts-12-000-rated-watts-24-hp-required-165929 (brush head, unknown regulation, no gauges, 2 pole) Intermediate - -...
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    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    Whats the likelyhood that you will want to run all your burner elements, the oven, the well, and the AC all at once? How often do you lose power, and for what duration? What must you run in an outage, and what do you want to run? Another option that works well for farmers are PTO generators.
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    Need some help picking a generator for single-phase and 3-phase use

    Well what are your realistic 1PH loads, and what duration do you intend on running them for? Same for the 3PH requirement. I think you need two different solutions, based on the HP/KW ratings for your 3PH needs (as the KW ratings on a genset required to run those items, would be hugely...
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