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Piratepete
Hallo
I'm rigging up a customer's 3Kw generator for standby use - essentially for floodlights and cameras around the house.
There is already a changeover switch with a supply cable, the installation is TT. I just need to connect that to a box containing an RCD and a plug.
The generator is of USA origin. I've removed the earth to the centre tap on the 115-0-115 winding and will connect one end to earth in the cable, but the output is at 60 Hz!
The customer has been running all his 50Hz power tools quite happily off this but I'm concerned about the effect on household appliances.
1. What appliances won't like 60Hz?
2. Am I right in saying that slowing the generator down to reduce the frequency will also reduce the output voltage?
I'm rigging up a customer's 3Kw generator for standby use - essentially for floodlights and cameras around the house.
There is already a changeover switch with a supply cable, the installation is TT. I just need to connect that to a box containing an RCD and a plug.
The generator is of USA origin. I've removed the earth to the centre tap on the 115-0-115 winding and will connect one end to earth in the cable, but the output is at 60 Hz!
The customer has been running all his 50Hz power tools quite happily off this but I'm concerned about the effect on household appliances.
1. What appliances won't like 60Hz?
2. Am I right in saying that slowing the generator down to reduce the frequency will also reduce the output voltage?