From: ganthony@gmail.org   
      
   On 8/13/2024 4:52 PM, sticks wrote:   
   > On 8/13/2024 4:30 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   >   
   >> So here's an update.  I went by Menard's yesterday just to look at   
   >> what they had, and it just so happened that they had in stock the   
   >> Westinghouse unit (and no others of similar capacity).  Taking   
   >> that as a sign it was meant to be, I went ahead and bought it.   
   >>   
   >> Now a bit of dumbassery.  After adding oil and fuel, I could *not*   
   >> get it to start--despite *many* yanks on the cord.  I pulled the   
   >> spark plug to see if I'd flooded it, but it seemed fine.  Finally   
   >> it occurred to me that the red light on the control panel might   
   >> mean something.  It was the oil light, and when I added more oil   
   >> the unit started right up.  In fairness, the dipstick goes in   
   >> almost horizontally, so it's hard to read.  Plus the manual had   
   >> many warnings not to overfill.   
   >>   
   >> I took it to the trailer this afternoon, and it does indeed put   
   >> out enough power to charge the battery.  On the other hand, when I   
   >> tried running the AC (with pretty much everything else off) the   
   >> overload protection cut in.  So I guess if I want to run the AC   
   >> I'll need to try a soft start thingy.   
   >   
   > Yur makin' progress.   
   > Looking forward to finding out if the soft start works for you.  I   
   > personally don't know anyone who uses one because of all having bigger   
   > generators.   
   >   
   > BTW, I can see where they (soft start) might come in handy at various   
   > camping joints.  Some of them have 20/30 amp sites.  Not sure exactly   
   > what they mean by that.  I'm assuming the choice of either a regular 110   
   > volt 20 amp plug or the rounded 30 amp plug.  I can see where lots of   
   > people need 110, but not a 30 amp service, so it makes sense.  But, if   
   > the thing actually works, in a pinch you could stay at a site that only   
   > had the 20 amp service and still use it for your AC.   
   >   
   >   
   Most all campgrounds have separate 50 amp, 30 amp and 120v outlets. Not   
   all have 50 amp but unless the campground is older than dirt, it will   
   have 30amp.   
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