I have been informed [long ago] that not equally weighting a generators output can cause excessive & uneven wear on the windings of a generator. Way Back in the day, folks [old wrenches] used to place an additional load [hot water element, heat lamps...] on the unused leg to balance out a 240 vac gen that was only using one 120v leg for inverter /battery charging on a 240 only generator. Simple but effective though not very fuel thrifty.
I am open to dispelling this anecdote/old wife's tale, if anyone can confirm or dispute this. It makes sense to me overall. Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 NABCEP # 051112-136 www.solarwork.com "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" Please consider the environment before printing this email. -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of jay Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 5:39 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] magnum question Hi All, My question is can a single Magnum remote run 2 inverters each as master for 120v? I’ve got a client with a 3 phase generator, and I need two phases, but I don’t need 240v. 1. I can’t change the generator 2. Two phases because I can’t load one phase that heavily. I can do 2 Outback FXR’s each as a master, but I’d need to have 2 Mate3S’s. But I don’t know if magnum has that possiblity? Thanks jay Peltz Power _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
