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11-16-2011, 12:15 PM
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No electricity
I'm on the road now and this morning I had the generator on but obviously I had too much running.....ie. two electric heaters and when I ran the electric kettle I lost power.
I now have no power in any of the electrical outlets (with the generator running) BUT I DO have power to the microwave ??
I checked the obvious ie. fuses and breakers and all ok.
What else can I check ?
Oh, I have the inverter on right now to charge my computer and those outlets are ok - but NOT when the inverter is off.
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11-16-2011, 12:18 PM
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I have an Onan and there is a breaker mounted on the generator.
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11-16-2011, 12:20 PM
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Also check for a tripped breaker. Mine does that sometimes
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11-16-2011, 12:27 PM
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Have you checked your outlet with the reset button (sorry, can't remember the 'proper' name for it right now)?
I have had that trip but the breakers were all in the 'on' position. Once I reset that, it was fine.
BTW, it made no sense on which outlets it controlled as I still had outlets that worked- to include my microwave.
Sheila 
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11-16-2011, 12:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jettyjock
I have an Onan and there is a breaker mounted on the generator.
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BINGO !! Whew, glad it was something simple - which I figured it had to be as the microwave was still ok. Adding that to my list of things to check should I lose power again.
This site ROCKS ! Thanks for such a quick response !
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11-16-2011, 01:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heritage2006
...as the microwave was still ok....
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Because the microwave is wired through the inverter so the microwave was running off the batteries, not the genset.
BTW - future reference: there is also a circuit breaker ON the inverter... just like on the genset. If the inverter circuits were overloaded that could trip.
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11-17-2011, 12:19 PM
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By the way.. Thanks.. Last night as I ran the Genny to power the A/C in the church lot one of the A/C's cut out suddenly just as we were about to shut down anyway to go inside for Choir practice.. I forgot to check the breaker today.. You just reminded me.
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11-17-2011, 12:28 PM
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Ah, those trouble-makin' circuit breakers.
Can't live with 'um, cant' live without 'um.
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11-17-2011, 10:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ottffss
BTW - future reference: there is also a circuit breaker ON the inverter... just like on the genset. If the inverter circuits were overloaded that could trip.
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Oh I learned about the breaker on the inverter awhile back - the hard way also !!  
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11-17-2011, 10:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWGirl
Have you checked your outlet with the reset button (sorry, can't remember the 'proper' name for it right now)?
I have had that trip but the breakers were all in the 'on' position. Once I reset that, it was fine.
BTW, it made no sense on which outlets it controlled as I still had outlets that worked- to include my microwave.
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Sheila, Forgot to mention in my first post that yes, I had already pressed the reset button on the two outlets that have that.
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11-18-2011, 05:15 AM
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They're called a GFI(Ground Fault Interupter). Usually around a sink or shower/tub.
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