dex3361
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- Joined
- Aug 22, 2008
- Messages
- 3,568
- Location
- N. of Charleston WV
- Tractor
- Kubota L4400-1 HST,FEL, 3x3 remotes, TNT. BX1500 54 mmm
sure I'm not doubting your locked rotor amps... but I bet she might kick over with a hard start aid capacitor.. worth a try anyway.. caps are cheap enough.
duration for hi current will be VERY low.
what size breaker is she running in the service panel?
and the genny.. how is it coupled? getting any loss from a long or low sized transfer wire? my transfer cable is decently beefy .. I think it's #4 4 wire.. bigger than my thumb...
Very well may start with a hard start capacitor. I was standing by the motor starter with my hand on the selector switch and it started to turn but just didn't have the umph to get it rolling. I am going to check the Locked Rotor code letter on the motor and see what the KVA per horsepower runs. If it is close I may try to use a hard start capacitor but it really is not that big of deal. I usually am not using much air when the power is out. I have a small airless compressor that I could use if I absolutely had to have compressed air. I am going to hook the generator up and put some resistive loads on it to see how it performs. I need to put a few hours on it to break in the gear box so I can change the gear oil out.