Generator !!!

How do you check the freq at home ??? There is no method is there ??

yes simple, but you need a multimeter which has Hz on it, then just simply insert (carefully) into output socket, and adjust throttle screw on genny to achieve 50hz, then lock it up with loctite or similair.

If you dont have one, and good sparky would have one, try borrow, or ask him to do for you, only takes a few secs to adjust.

Ron

Yeh, the frequency is worth checking if you have an Engel, as they don't like running off-frequency. Their range is about 47-53hz, and beyond those limits, they draw current, but don't do much refrigerating.
All to do with the resonant swing-motor.
Gerry

I thought Engels were 12V DC, will they also accept a 240V supply?

Dont know if this is the same thing but I've been told if you plug in a Electric clock and run the genie this will give you an indication of the correct speed and hence correct voltage. IE to slow or fast. Makes sense to me.Run for six hours should be ok.It may be just a case of over reving as mentioned .But second thought ain't most allied equipment supplied with some sort of voltage regulator?An answer and a question all in one.
Niffty
GQ HQ
Perth

Mike H. I think you would find that the 12v. input on the Engel goes to a small inverter which changes it to 240v.a/c.
The compressor unit "swing motor" works exactly the same way as the small 240v. airless spray guns (piston in an a/c solenoid coil).
furph

Hi Mike,
the Engel motor is a 20vac "swing motor". Basically a piston driven back and forward by a voice coil in a permanent magnet. It needs AC to drive it, and because the piston assembly has mass and is suspended between springs, it has a natural resonance, which is designed to be at 50Hz. Go too far off that, and it doesn't swing. The 240vac is stepped down to 20vac, and the 12vdc is stepped up to 20vac via an inverter.