None of our generators or any one I've seen let's you adjust voltage. The ones we have are all TroyBilt-ish with Briggs engines.
The UPS did switch to the generator when I lowered the choke ~10%. But it would not use the generator at full open and the generator sounded like it was bogging down. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 11:57 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > But engine speed will affect voltage. At least on older units. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Radabaugh > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 9:40 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Generator power supply questions > > Not sure what the generator is but most have the ability to adjust the > output voltage and frequency. If you have the option you could just > crank > the generator output voltage up enough to make the UPS happy. Note that > is > done by adjusting the excitation voltage, not the speed of the engine. > Engine speed changes frequency. (All of this assumes a traditional > generator, not a inverter style generator like the small Honda’s) > > ark > > > On Sep 21, 2020, at 10:22 AM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > > > wrote: > > > > So Friday we have another 3 phase go down in the building. They > unplugged > > it all so that wing had nothing. > > > > As a precaution I start up the generator. When they're cutting the > other > > phases we are using I move it to the generator. The generator complains > > and the UPS units don't switch over. I drop it to say 90% open choke > and > > the UPS switches over - but it's only 110v. I'd like to know what's > going > > on here. > > > > I have 175 feet of 10 gauge (times 2). Two circuits on the generator, > two > > runs of copper, two UPS. UPS is doing about 5-6 amps each. > > > > What can I do better? Should I? It runs but I'd like to keep it as > > simple as possible to avoid "teaching someone" to lower it from full > open > > choke. > > > > Josh Luthman > > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > -- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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