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Jeff (Jeff) (68.10.1.118)
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I'm ready to complete the wiring on the bus. I have my 50 amp shore power cord already. I have chosen a 6.5kW diesel generator. It's specifications are Single-Phase, Maximum Output 6,500 watts Continuos Output 5,500 watts Load Amperage at 120 volts Maximum Load 54.1 Amps Continuous Load 45.8 Amps Load Amperage at 240 volts Maximum Load 27.1 Amps Continuous Load 22.9 Amps. I also want to get the SW4024. What all is needed to connect these together? I have the book Designing Electrical Layouts by George Myers. (Fourth Printing 2002) It is a great book. I just need specifics. I have the main breaker panel all wired. I have the 4-4-4-4- wiring from where the generator will be mounted. It runs inside the coach to just below the breaker panel. I have extra cabling that could go to the battery bay, shore power entrance. Designing Electrical Layouts, Chapter 2, page 103, Figure 2-8 looks to be the simplest way to connect all three together. Any idea to specifics? HELP! I never got to ride the short bus to school. I had to walk..... I guess they wanted me to get lost. It didn't happen.
Jeff
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David Anderson (168.215.176.188)
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Jeff,
I just answered your post on another board refering you back to the archives on this board.
There is a very good string of posts on the archives of this site back in February,(I think)
that details this issue.
Go to the utilities section of this board, click on the Keyword Search, and type in inverter wiring. The best one was:
"Hey By Jov, I Thunk I Done It! Wiring the Inverter?"
Sean gave some great detailed threads about how to do what you are trying to accomplish.
If you need more info after that reading bring a specific question back up here to current reading so we can address it.
Good luck
David Anderson |
califbob (209.86.245.239)
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HUH? |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks) (66.167.95.123)
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Here ya go - direct URL...
http://www.busnut.com/bbs/messages/11/5678.html?1079413776 |
CoryDane RTSII (66.155.188.204)
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LOL
Yeah, it is a great thread, read it all the way through.
I started it, being the electrical genious I thought I was, and more or less was shown the proper path. If you follow the thread, it gets real easy, especially the "BOND" of neutral to ground and how it must be switched from Land line Bond to coach Bond. The two must never have a ground at the same time. Its in the threads.
I started the thread in hopes it would be helpful to others, and It did not dissapoint me.
Good luck.
"Imagine your Dreams"
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Jeff (Jeff) (68.10.1.118)
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Thanks, I looked at that path when I did a search. I am doing a copy and paste of the thread. I hope to have all this information to give to an electrician at work. Give him something to chew on.
Jeff |
Dale MC8 (69.19.171.235)
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Something else to consider (I'm working on my own setup now) if you plan on a SW4024 is the inverter only uses 120V input. This means rewire your gen to 120V output or only use half of it. FYI
Dale |
jim-bob (12.46.52.74)
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You are better off to hook up small gensets (up to about 12KW) to be 120v only if you can. That way you don't have to worry about balancing the load on each "leg" (winding). Your 50 amp shore cord will still be 120/240 as will the main panel. If you use all 120v appliances then you can function on a 20 amp or 30 amp plug if you have to.
Many folks think that 240 volt ACs etc use less electricity but it's not true. They use fewer AMPS but the same wattage. But 240 volt appliances force you to the 50 amp campsite or run your genset 24/7.
A 6KW genset puts out 50 amps of 120v or 25 amps of 240 but either way it equals 6,000 watts. |