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#1 ·
Hi All;

Not sure if this is the right place for this question but hope that someone may have some info.

I need a generator on my boat and don't have room for a standard generator. (120V AC)

I have an old gas generator and everything works except for the gas engine.

I thought I might be able to hook the generator to my boat motor so I can have 120VAC.

Problem is, my engine at WOT runs at 4200RPM. When using the generator I can set it to any RPM but I'm not sure what this will do to the generator or what RPM it would typically run at - I'm guessing 3000RPM?

Question:
What happens if I run it too fast such as 4000RPM??

What happens if I run a little too slow? say 2000RPM?

With thanks.
 
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#2 ·
Please go to our sister site and go from there and with boat and portable generators are not the best item to be in the mix.

and there is some additional codes will come up in marine useage.



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