I believe it's diesel 2 or 3 cylinder.@Memmeddu anything you’re familiar with?
Thank youI believe it's diesel 2 or 3 cylinder.
You cannot cook it if you stay in its duty cycle (it has literally no thermal cut off or other devices which will avoid to go over its duty cycle)
If it's completely mechanical operated it should have a selector switch from welding to power generator and vice versa
But it's most likely SCR controlled on the welding side , engine RPMs should change depending on the applied load
Its got a ruggernini engine
Seems to be quite high revving .. next time i am over there will check the generator output frequency..Surely max engine revs will be limited by the stop screws on the injection pump.
It won't make any difference. A 3000rpm set uses a 2-pole alternator that has to turn at 3000rpm to make 50Hz.Suspect that will be a 3000 rpm machine. Easy way to tell is by plugging a drill or grinder in as the speed will obviously affect the frequency and will definitely make the tool sound wrong and be very underpowered.
That'll only work if it's a capacitor regulated ac output (which is possible, but also likely there's some kind of Automatic Voltage Regulator as well). If it has a (functional) AVR, then it'll maintain pretty constant volts over a pretty wide speed/frequency range.Alternatively, couldn't you just measure the voltage, that should give you a ball park figure.
Excuse the americanism.
I was more thinking, at a certain rev speed, you'd get a certain voltage, it was just a thought.That'll only work if it's a capacitor regulated ac output (which is possible, but also likely there's some kind of Automatic Voltage Regulator as well). If it has a (functional) AVR, then it'll maintain pretty constant volts over a pretty wide speed/frequency range.
So if he has a set designed to run at 3000 rpm to give 50Hz and it is running at only 1500 rpm then frequency will be 25Hz and most electrical tools will 'feel' this. The original question is that they don't know what speed the set is designed it to run at.It won't make any difference. A 3000rpm set uses a 2-pole alternator that has to turn at 3000rpm to make 50Hz.
A 1500rpm set uses a 4-pole alternator, and with double the poles it only needs to rotate at 1500rpm to make 50hz.
The drill or grinder won't be affected whatsoever...... if its run correctly.
GenSet tho are a bit weird... and as its primary purpose is as a welder not a generator - you might find you have to set it (somehow) at 3000rpm to use any sockets - but that the roms can get varied for different welding power outputs.
That's actually how mines workI was more thinking, at a certain rev speed, you'd get a certain voltage, it was just a thought.