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Now, since the 240 volt position on the selector switch is not usable on a home system without additional work, what about the 1.5 kw sets? I just got one of these too, (not picked up yet) and am wondering about the wiring for these units.
So, 240 volt single phase mil is not 240 volt single phase std? This could be exactly the problem. Any further explanation for why this is so on this type of gen set?
All good points.
1) Yes the garage sub panel was disconnected from the house/main. Garage is single phase 200 amp box 240 volt.
2) Yes the voltage was checked at the L1 and L2 terminals and showed 240 volts between them and 120 volts from hot terminal (either L1 or L2) to ground. Gen set...
Tried to wire the 3 kw set into the garage to test for possible use during a power outage. The terminals show the correct voltage of 240 volts between the L1 and L2 terminals with the switch in the correct position, so I wired up the L1 and L2 terminals to the hot legs of the fuse box and the...
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