Help with a TS-4216 Load Bank

[alpinepower]

Reaching out to someone that is user friendly with the TS-4216/G Load bank. Guyfang has provided me with a Training/user manual. Still have some missing info. The manual does not say where to land your cables from the Generator to which stud on the load bank. It seems self explanatory and Guyfand pointed me in a direction. Also just looking for other helpful hints in using this unit. I have 2 of them and wanting to use them for smaller 120/240v single phase Genset testing. I already have a 208/120 and 480 250 kw load banks.
We get this sorted out I can move onto help with the Essex brand A698A Reactive load bank that I got at the same auction. David at Alpine Power Solutions

 

[155mm]

when you say “land”.... do you mean ground?

 

[155mm]

So these load testers are like 3 separate heaters with adjustable load, each leg is a separate heater when set up for 3ph.
When testing 1ph, a buss bar is placed between all 3 legs so the load is spread between 3 heaters instead of just 2 and gives the option for 240v test instead of only 208.
the ground lug is item 7, lower left below connection board
The diagram on the door or manual tells how to setup machine for each type of load being applied, where buss bars go, which cannon plugs hook to what connection or to store.
Page 2-7 and 2-8 or pdf page 19 and 20 should be printed and verified settings everytime before power is applied.

 

[Guyfang]

By "land" I think he means hook up, or attach might be better.

 

[155mm]

I use the eyelet end on load tester, loose ends on generator

 

[alpinepower]

By "land" I think he means hook up, or attach might be better.

How to configure the load bank was not the issue, got that figured out. It was about where to hook up my cables from the Generator to which lugs on the load bank per voltage being tested. Got confirmation from Libby the manufacturer, when testing 240v single phase that L1 cable goes to the shorting bar lugs and L2 cable will go to N/E1. Just wanted to be sure as when testing 240v landing a power cable to N is a no no with other units. Testing 3 phase voltages was easier to figure out.

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
You can look here how it is done on the Essex A427. It is similar, but a different company.

Acquired a Military surplus load bank

Howdy, Here is a visual collection of 1 phase MEP generator and Essex Electro a427 load bank connections. I should point out that the copper shorting link (on load bank) is placed on terminals L1 + L2 + L3, your hots are then connected to L0 + a linked stud. and ground of course The...

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The TM really does a crappy job explaining "what is where"

Always have a good ground to load bank, and onward to genset.