Just setting up a 78 with a 7000 watt gen. It wont quite kick over and run full speed. It starts smoking. I'm using 10 ga wire cuz the gen. Is only 10 feet away. Is that not heavy duty enough? Any suggestions? Thank alot!
Just setting up a 78 with a 7000 watt gen. It wont quite kick over and run full speed. It starts smoking. I'm using 10 ga wire cuz the gen. Is only 10 feet away. Is that not heavy duty enough? Any suggestions? Thank alot!
Last edited by Asa Matras; 02-07-2020 at 12:41 PM.
Matras Maple
Started 15 years ago as backyard operation.
Now have a 1325 taps and growing.
Boiling on a 2.5x8 leader infurno with steamaway.
New for 2019 a cdl 600 expandable RO, another bush on vac.
It's a 5 hp motor. FLA is 19.5 amps
Matras Maple
Started 15 years ago as backyard operation.
Now have a 1325 taps and growing.
Boiling on a 2.5x8 leader infurno with steamaway.
New for 2019 a cdl 600 expandable RO, another bush on vac.
From what your telling me a 7000 watt gen set trying to kick start a 5 hp motor? You have an Under powered generator. Pretty sure even a 10k gen set won’t kick over the 78k. I tried the same route with a 76 and. 3 hp motor and it wouldn’t work. I ended up putting a 5.5 hp Honda to drive the 76. Works like a charm.
I was running 10 gauge wire from the ten set to the motor, gave up o it and went to direct drive
Hope you figure something g out for it
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For 19 amps, you only need 12 gauge wire
I realize there will be a starting spike, but that’s momentary. So you’re more than good with 10ga
Ignore the post above saying your generator isn’t big enough. 7000 watt generator will push nearly 60 amps at 120.
Just to be clear, what is smoking? The pump or the generator?
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I have a 78 and I'm running it with an 18hp gas motor. There's a big "lug" when it kicks it on. I'd look at using a contactor or a variable drive. I'm curious as well, what is smoking?
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I have a De Laval 76 pump with a 3 hp motor,tried a 8750/7000 watt generator from Sam’s Club,didn’t have the oomph to run it,too much to start. Now I have a 12000 watt generator,fits the bill with 10 gauge wire. Sometimes on colder days I have to start it with valves open until it gets up to speed,have even had to slip belts off occasionally to just run the motor until it warms up,but that is pretty rare. You could try starting it if you have a way of allowing lots of air in so that it is not trying to build vacuum until it is up and running.
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Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
A motor is an inductive load VS a heater as a resistive load. A 5HP motor will draw 100's of amps on inrush "start-up". A resistive "heater" load will only typically draw name plate amps. This is why it seems the generator should run it but it won't.
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