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That unit says it includes the limit switches and circuit breakers. You might can eliminate the use of a load panel and just connect the line leads directly to the generator. The problem with doing it that way is having the wiring connections exposed. It may be possible to relocate the breakers...

I don't think my model would be a good one to follow for your application. You should research further to fabricate a suitable 3 phase load bank. For switching I used a 100 amp load panel with 6 120v spaces. That gave me 3, 240 volt single phase circuits. I just use the breakers to switch the...

In hindsight I don't see any reason to under or over load a unit. My monthly test consists of visual inspection of components and fluid levels followed by warming the engine up then running for a couple hours with two of the 5400 watt elements turned on. After the run I look everything over...

Taking out half the wire would increase the load. Connecting two 5400 watt elements in seris decreases the load. That is what I did on one of my circuits. They are currently showing out of stock but look at the Heater Deal thread. Buying one of those would be the way to go IMO. They also make...

I will kick this to the top with an image of my digital meter conversion. Not the prettiest conversion but it's functional. The voltage reading on the green meter on the right is a little low but the hertz was dead on with my Fluke meter so that is what I needed there. The line voltage/current...

My homemade load bank would produce 36,850 BTU with the two 5400W elements running. I could stick it in the window and plug it directly into the generator if all I needed was heat. :)

I searched several and the only ones I found that had a specification were 5400 watts. 5400W / 240V = 22.5A. 240V / 22.5A = 10.66 ohms. You can connect two elements in series to cut that in half. I checked one of these and it read 10.? ohms. Didn't pay it a lot of attention. Two of them in...

These elements were $17.95 each shipped. I didn't think I wanted the thermal fuses in play to have them opening the current load if they got weak which they sometimes do. It's not something I'm going to use without close monitoring. The elements only had a dim glow with two of them running so...

No I don't. These elements came without the over temp thermal fuse kits so I didn't worry about it. I am powering the fan through the convenience outlet and I will make sure it's running before turning on any of the elements. I am switching them with breakers in case of a short. The thermal fuse...

Finally got around to putting my load bank together and testing it. I used four 5400 watt dryer elements, hooking two of them in series to cut one circuit load in half. This makes the total theoretical load 13.5 KW. I bought a 100A six space panel to create three 240V circuits. I used two 25A...