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Default Electrical (gen-set) question

On Sep 17, 11:38 am, "Bill Marrs" wrote:
If a person had two small 110VAC generators. Ganged the commons and fed one
generator into each leg of a 220VAC single phase circuit, would it work?
I'm
thinking 220v well pump, small transformer type welder, clothes dryer etc.

If it would work, would the two gen-sets need to be the same size?

There is probably some simple reason why this is a really bad idea, but I
don't have
enough electrical background to see it.

Thanks,

Bill


Bill.
What the others have written is true. However, if you are buying new
generators, look at the ones for RV type use that are actually
generators that run solid state inverters that allow two to be
connected together. One as master, the other as slave. The electronics
are connected by cable to allow both to sync together and provide
combined power. And yes, they are the same size.

Paul