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Ralph Mowery

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On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:22:51 +0100, Fred wrote:

I try to keep my generator loaded around 50-75% capacity since that's where the voltage and frequency are the most stable. If you have a lot of motor loads, power factor while on generator is
a concern as well.

Shouldn't a decent generator compensate for that sort of thing?

They do compenstae,but if a heavy load is put or taken off, it takes a
second or two for the engine to compensate for the load. You get some
over or under shoot on the voltage.