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Hawkmoon

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Generator question
« on: March 11, 2018, 09:11:29 PM »
I have an old but good quality (so I'm told) generator dating back to Hurricane Gloria in 1985. It has no 240-volt outlet, but four 120-volt outlets. I'm wondering if all four outlets are on the same phase, or if I could make up a custom cord with one hot leg from each of the banks on the generator, a common neutral, and a ground and use that to serve as an emergency feed for my house when the power goes out.

Are there any generator experts in the house?
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Re: Generator question
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2018, 09:32:52 PM »
Make and model?



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Re: Generator question
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2018, 10:55:09 PM »
If you want to know how it is wired internally, start probing around with a multimeter.  If you find 240V between legs in different sockets, well, there you go.

In either case, you can power all your 120V house systems off a 120V generator with a cord.
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