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Nope, doesn't matter. You can pull all single phase loads off of a 3 phase panel without a problem. In industry that is done all the time. Panels that are dedicated to lighting circuits are all single phase loads even though the panel itself is 3 phase. Don't overthink the balancing too much...

Adding another phase in the mix isn't a big deal. You can look at your panel and see if you have any loads that it makes sense to split off into another panel for your third phase. For the house I'm going to build soon it will have AC and DC power distribution. Anything that can run directly...

You may can reach out to a company such as this to see if they make a generator head that will fit the engine. https://centralgagenerator.com/product/164d-16-5-kw-single-bearing/ I can't image this is going to be easy or less expensive than selling/trading the MEP804 for a more suitable machine.

The way to think about it is like this, Using 2 legs means you paid for a 15kw generator but GOT a 10kw usable generator. Anything you put on that third leg gets you closer to what you paid for from a load capacity standpoint. I think your chances of converting it to single phase is 70/30 in...

These things have a generous engineering overhead. You can run them unbalanced no problem. You won't be able to get full nameplate out of it but if you keep your demand down around 8-9kw then its not really a problem. Its not ideal but people worry about it far more than they need to (assuming...

I've not torn down a 804 but if its like the smaller units that I have torn down its easiest to pull the engine and alternator together then separate them.

Do the inverters operate in parallel and do they have transfer switches for generator power pass-through? If the answers to those questions are YES then you can't even use two phases of the generator. If the inverters have pass-through capability then they each will have to power separate 120v...

I think some of those quotes may be mine but that said I’ve not been able to get my hands on one to experiment on. Based on the lack of solid data you may be better served by selling it and buying a generator known to provide single phase. If you decide to go into the stator to attempt a mod...