Normally one is red and the other is black or white connect the black or white to the generator ground battery terminal plug in a light turn on the generator breaker or switch and start the motor connect the battery 12 volts red cable to the red wire.
Rv no power from generator.
Locate the voltage regulator for your generator unplug the two wires that connect to the generator brushes.
You ll have to test each component one by one to diagnose the issue.
The campground supplies ac power on two different wires.
Dear gary i have just borrowed a 29 foot motorhome to drive to a nascar race.
The air conditioner works wonderful when using the extension cord and running off my electrical power but it doesn t work at all when the generator is on.
There is no power inside the rv obviously and have backtracked to the wires that connect behind the breakers on the rv and have no power coming into those breakers.
A generator can develop a mechanical issue all over sudden for instance for instance you find an rv generator runs but no power.
In most cases what results to portable generators not to produce power could be due to loss of residual magnetism.
A 20 amp 30 amp or 50 amp supply.
If you try to run too many high power devices such as a microwave and hair drier at the same time you are likely to trip the circuit breaker on the onan.
The wires outlets circuit breakers or transfer switch.
This could be because of any of the electrical components within your rv.
Due to this tripped breakers or blown fuses are just a sign of a problem not the cause of the problem itself.
12 volt generator battery method.
By high power we include things like the air conditioner and perhaps your coffee maker.
Last fall we wrote about how to check the oil in your onan 2500 2800.
The next thing to know is how to reset the circuit breaker on the onan.
Ac power comes into the rv from your generator or from the campground or other outlet you plug it into.
Problems may either be in the external power source e g.
Sometimes your rv gets no power even when it s plugged into a shoreline power source.
Do you have any ideas.
It is a generac q55g model number 09592 3.
A generator delivering too low or too high current or within the rv if say a faulty device starts to draw excessive current.
Rv generators can deliver power to a wide range of appliances or technology in your rv.