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Re: I need to know what gauge wires black and red for...
This is what I assume is for the starter motor for the generator. I would use for this a #8 welding wire style cable. This will supply enough power for starting.
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The most common cause of portable generators failing to produce electricity is from the loss of residual magnetism. Generators work by moving electrical conductors through a magnetic field. Your generator does not have magnets. ... When the residual magnetism is lost, the generator will produce no power at start-up.
There are a few methods of restoring a generator residual magnetism
12 Volt Generator Battery Method
Locate the voltage regulator for your generator.Unplug the two wires that connect to the generator brushes. 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 on the terminals you removed for three seconds.Remove your wires and replace the plug. The generator should now be producing power again.
Make sure you unplug the brush wires from the automatic voltage regulator or you will damage the regulator. Do not contact the voltage regulator or other wires as dangerous voltages may be present that can cause electric shock.
Can you perhaps copy the connections that are on the female jack on the generator? If not, there should be a diagram with picture on the container the plug came in. Or ... go to a Lowes, Home Depot etc and locate a sample of the plug you have and copy down the diagram. The red and black can be interchanged but the white and green MUST be correct!
L1 L2 L3 Neutral Earth North America Black Red Blue White Green
There is no blue cable in a 220V, so you have only; white, black, red and ground always green colored wire.
Looking your plug frontal side.
Green Ground on top (semi-circle)
black on left
red on right
white on bottom (neutral).
my generator has lost it's field. How do I recharge it? there are 5 wire from the generator: red, black, yellow/green and two green. I assume that the two green wires are the field. as the red black and yellow.green goes to the output plug.
typically there will be one heavy gauge red wire with a loop eye terminal. It will be pretty obvious where to attach this wire being that there is a large threaded post on the starter which you will bolt the red wire to. MAKE SURE TO DISCONNECT YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS FIRST. then there will usually be a smaller gauge black wire that will thread onto a smaller post. bolt your starter in place, attach the battery cables, and you will be set.
The wire you have is designed to carry 220 volts. Assumming that your socket is a 220 socket and that is what your application is the following answer applies. The black wire goes to one of the straight prongs and the red wire goes to the other. The white wire goes to the tight angle prong and The ground wire goes to the ground screw. good luck
larger gauge red is +12V for screen larger gauge black is ground for screen
smaller gauge red is +12V lights
smaller gauge black is ground for lights
I am unsure what the purple wire is
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