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Motors and generators are the same in this sense. The winding of a field coil is defective. The winding heats up with use and the winding expands causing it to short out and quits doing it's intended purpose. An hour of cooling allows the winding to contract thus clearing the short circuit. A good motor rewinder person can find the defective winding with an oven or heat gun and can rewind it for a fraction of a new welder generator.
Connect the air compressor to house plug and check amp draw with tester. More than likely you will find that the initial start amp load is too great for the generator. Do not rely on the information stated on the compressor. Generators and air compressors do not get along. At our repair shop, we find that most contractor /construction type generators that were used for running air compressors had failed or leaking capacitors and were not producing correct amount of power. You could have gen set with weakened capacity and air compressor that is drawing more than stated on plate. Good luck
Sounds like the generator unit (sometimes called the generator head) has overheated and melted the insulation in the windings. This is the same as an electric motor "burning out", and if this is the case, then the generator is toast. If you happened to notice that the lights or fans were getting dim or slowing down before the breaker tripped (without the gas engine slowing down) then this is most likely the case and you generator is toast. But if the output just suddenly quit, then it is possible that some smaller electrical component has failed. In any case, it's not something external that you can easily reset or replace. Sorry for the bad news.
Your cutter machine may use more power than your whole house depending on the size of motor. A one horsepower motor 115v will use about 3000 watts to start and about 1000watts to run. To estimate how much power you need, add up all the watts that you will use at home and add to that estimated wattage of the cutter motor (motor will use 3x rated wattage to start plus loss of power thru the extension cord). Buy a generator that will give you needed power and still have a 25 percent reserve. If you need 2000 watts on a continued basis, the 2800 watt may be good, however I would be more comfortable with a 3500 watt if the price was right because of the cutter machine. I would consider converting the cutter to gas power and buy a smaller generator to save on gas since you will be most likely running the generator far longer to power the house. Good luck
Hi, Check for a crankcase with oil in it on the motor...if you have oil in the motor already then you do not need to mix it in the gas... I am very sure that you will find this motor does not need the gas mixed... Run straight gas... usually it is good to run Prem in small motors..
i used to work at a repair shop for kohler 98 bucks an hour to check it out. and for them to repair who knows?. i would do my best if not in a hurry to figure it out on my own. you can purchsae a service manual and stick with your basics; spark gas, and from there go deeper.
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