SW inverter and generator cycling in and out [RE-wrenches]

[Richard Perez, Home Power magazine]

<x-flowed>Hello Jack

I think more like bad power factor in the Trace's charger. We measure 
between 0.73 and 0.76 here for the power factor on a Trace SW4024 
powered by a Honda ES6500.

Richard

At 01:25 -0800 12/20/00, Jack West, Talkeetna AE wrote:
>Hi Steve,
>
>I have seen this exact thing with a 3500 watt Honda and 4024.  Had to drop Gen
>Size down to about 25 amps and Max charge rate to 18 amps for system to work
>properly.  Clamp on amp meter showed 29 amps delivered from genny at 
>full load.
>Inaccuracy of Trace metering? I guess so.
>
>Steve Willey, Backwoods Solar wrote:
>
>  >   Also a
>  > clamp on external meter will show more amps actually entering than the
>  > setting or the Trace meter.  Customers have reported this several 
>times, and
>  > I have owned two generators where this discrepancy is observed.  Any one
>  > have like experiences or explanation?
>  > Steve Willey   www.backwoodssolar.com
>  > Backwoods Solar Electric Systems
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