BrettDuncan
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I does have the rv plug I think
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tatest
Oklahoma
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Be careful, there is a 240V 30A plug that sort of looks like the RV plug.
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BrettDuncan
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I don't want the 240 huh
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Groover
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To put it in perspective you can only get 6000 watts through a 50 amp connector, so an 8000 watt generator will supply more power than shore power will. The only drawback is that the generator will not have the surge capacity of shore power for starting airconditioners but I think you would be OK anyway. I just tried running my camper off of a 5000 watt generator but was not able to start the AC which runs fine on shore power. One thing to remember is that if you are only pulling 120V from a 240V generator you are only using 1/2 of the generator, so in most cases you can only get 1/2 of the rated wattage. Also, most A/C's have a starting load about 3 times the rated running load.
I would not want to camp next to someone else's generator producing 73dB but it really is not all that loud and you stated that neighbors are not a problem so I would not worry about the noise. Just for reference the average vehicle has about that much road noise on the highway with the windows up.
I did not see anything about what type of hookup or RV you have but my understanding is that if you have 50 amp sevice you actually want to use the 240V plug. These campers work like your house and split the the 240V service into 2 opposing 120V circuits so each side only sees 120 volts. Just be sure that you know what you are doing before wiring up the plug. I don't have 50 amp service so I am not going to swear to the accuracy of this either. Do someone else out there know for sure?
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plumber1
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BrettDuncan wrote:I don't want the 240 huh
NO,NO,NO, has to be 110volt 30 amp.
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vandave
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Good grief, how much does that monster weigh? You'll have enough power for your unit plus sell some electric back to the power grid.
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Gdetrailer
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Unless the gen has a switch to combine the windings correctly you will only be able to use one half the rated output (assuming you have a 30A 110V RV shore cord).
Only 33A is available at each pair of 110V duplex outlets. If you try to combine the outlets it will have 220V which will let precious smoke out of your eletrical system.
Thats a lot of generator but it will use a lot more fuel than a smaller unit that has full output on the 110V side.
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tvman44
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Groover wrote:To put it in perspective you can only get 6000 watts through a 50 amp connector, so an 8000 watt generator will supply more power than shore power will. The only drawback is that the generator will not have the surge capacity of shore power for starting airconditioners but I think you would be OK anyway. I just tried running my camper off of a 5000 watt generator but was not able to start the AC which runs fine on shore power. One thing to remember is that if you are only pulling 120V from a 240V generator you are only using 1/2 of the generator, so in most cases you can only get 1/2 of the rated wattage. Also, most A/C's have a starting load about 3 times the rated running load.
I would not want to camp next to someone else's generator producing 73dB but it really is not all that loud and you stated that neighbors are not a problem so I would not worry about the noise. Just for reference the average vehicle has about that much road noise on the highway with the windows up.
I did not see anything about what type of hookup or RV you have but my understanding is that if you have 50 amp sevice you actually want to use the 240V plug. These campers work like your house and split the the 240V service into 2 opposing 120V circuits so each side only sees 120 volts. Just be sure that you know what you are doing before wiring up the plug. I don't have 50 amp service so I am not going to swear to the accuracy of this either. Do someone else out there know for sure?
How do you figure 6,000 watts? 50 amps at 240 volts is 12,000 watts. At least it was when I went to electronics school.
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LLeopold
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With my generator enclosed in a ventilated soundbox, I was able to achieve a reasonable (52dB at 20 feet) level. My fellow mods Firedude and Rodger can attest to this. You can see details and finished version of the project in the Tech Issues section of the forum (Chinese Generators thread). Since the the pictures were taken, I relocated the muffler outside of the box, lowering the internal operating temperature even further with no sound increase.
Granted that my set up is not "portable" in any way (as yours would not be); in fact it comes closer to configuration to that of the Onan Juicebox which comes in at: 68 dB at 10 feet (3 meters) and when I talked to an Onan rep at "The Rally" in July 2007, we measured it out at 62 dB at 21 feet (7 meters).
The same thread may provide you with ideas on enclosing your generator to limit the amount of sound being carried.
Hope this helps.
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Get'n R Kicks
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You may have a 4 prong twist and lock 30 amp outlet on the gen. But I am not too sure I would want to use an industrial gen set. They are not as well equiped for spikes and such. Figure that is why gen sets for RVs run a few bucks more, they have more protection built in.And the noise level also is a reason they cost more.
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