I want to power my RV with a 806b . How do I accomplish it?
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Powering my rv with 806b?
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Is that kind of like powering an electric shaver with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine?
I only have a Pratt&Whitney radial engine, sorry about the electric shaver
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Are the items in the RV both 120 and 240?
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Need a pigtail that your rv can plug into (can cannibalize a RV extension cord or get a rv outlet)
You might just get the overkill award though
You might just get the overkill award though
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You can power a WHOLE RV park!
But yes. you can use it. Like Scooby wrote, get a pig tail and hook it up.
But yes. you can use it. Like Scooby wrote, get a pig tail and hook it up.
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Not unless you need the extra functionality.
I power my RV with a female 5pin plug I wired in place of the ECU. (Mine is a drash type applied companies model, but the principle is the same.)
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Initially you said "to power my TV" & it was interpreted by others to mean "RV" 
. I hope it's the latter... unless you have one of those jumbo-tron stadium 
sized displays 
you might have a bit of a problem with wet stacking
FYI - I have one of those Gen Pro units that I have only used, so far, to easily hook up my load bank (Comfort Zone Heater) to my MEP-002a gensets now & then. Very handy little spider box.
According to the schematic I have, there are 2 models (4.0 - 7.5 KW) and (9 - 15 KW). The P/N that is on my unit is: Cowart P/N CG03-01F and that is the 4-7.5 KW unit that I bought via Gillette. It is rated for 30 amp output using the L1430R receptacle. The other model, the 9-15 KW unit, is 50 amp service rated via a 14-50R receptacle along with a L5-30-R receptacle as well.
Hope this helps.
. I hope it's the latter... unless you have one of those jumbo-tron stadium sized displays you might have a bit of a problem with wet stacking FYI - I have one of those Gen Pro units that I have only used, so far, to easily hook up my load bank (Comfort Zone Heater) to my MEP-002a gensets now & then. Very handy little spider box.
According to the schematic I have, there are 2 models (4.0 - 7.5 KW) and (9 - 15 KW). The P/N that is on my unit is: Cowart P/N CG03-01F and that is the 4-7.5 KW unit that I bought via Gillette. It is rated for 30 amp output using the L1430R receptacle. The other model, the 9-15 KW unit, is 50 amp service rated via a 14-50R receptacle along with a L5-30-R receptacle as well.
Hope this helps.
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MEP-806b is a 60KW set. 120 volts x 600 amps x .80 percent power factor = 60 KW Most houses have a 200 amp main panel and rarely exceed a 150 amp load with an all electric house. Some other considerations for you to think about are >
1. Fuel, the general rule is it takes 1 gallon per hour to generate 10 KW, so at full load you will be using 6 gallons of diesel an hour or 144 gallons a day. Are you going to have another tractor to haul the 5000 gallon fuel tank?
2. Run at less than 70 percent load (42 KW) it will wet stack, and the only cure is to get it loaded up and burn off the excess un-burned fuel. How do you propose doing that (cause if it does wet stack too long it will quit)?
3. The machine weighs 4200 pounds, what are you going to haul it on? And who is going to drive the vehicle pulling it. Do you have three vehicles and qualified drivers - the one driving the fuel tanker will have to have a hazmat endorsement on their license (but only if it is carrying more than 119 gallons - whopse, that's not even a days worth of fuel).
I really think you need to total up the wattage of everything in your RV and divide by 100 to see how many amps/KW you will actually be using. Sell the 806b and get something a little more in line with your actual needs (and spend the rest on fuel).
1. Fuel, the general rule is it takes 1 gallon per hour to generate 10 KW, so at full load you will be using 6 gallons of diesel an hour or 144 gallons a day. Are you going to have another tractor to haul the 5000 gallon fuel tank?
2. Run at less than 70 percent load (42 KW) it will wet stack, and the only cure is to get it loaded up and burn off the excess un-burned fuel. How do you propose doing that (cause if it does wet stack too long it will quit)?
3. The machine weighs 4200 pounds, what are you going to haul it on? And who is going to drive the vehicle pulling it. Do you have three vehicles and qualified drivers - the one driving the fuel tanker will have to have a hazmat endorsement on their license (but only if it is carrying more than 119 gallons - whopse, that's not even a days worth of fuel).
I really think you need to total up the wattage of everything in your RV and divide by 100 to see how many amps/KW you will actually be using. Sell the 806b and get something a little more in line with your actual needs (and spend the rest on fuel).
Damn autocorrect. Of course I meant RV, that’s why I posted a link with the specs of my RV, but you clicked on the link and knew what I meant, right?Initially you said "to power my TV" & it was interpreted by others to mean "RV"
FYI - I have one of those Gen Pro units that I have only used, so far, to easily hook up my load bank (Comfort Zone Heater) to my MEP-002a gensets now & then. Very handy little spider box.
According to the schematic I have, there are 2 models (4.0 - 7.5 KW) and (9 - 15 KW). The P/N that is on my unit is: Cowart P/N CG03-01F and that is the 4-7.5 KW unit that I bought via Gillette. It is rated for 30 amp output using the L1430R receptacle. The other model, the 9-15 KW unit, is 50 amp service rated via a 14-50R receptacle along with a L5-30-R receptacle as well.
Hope this helps.
@Chainbreaker The unit I’m talking of buying is a genpro gillette cg03-01f. Do you have the part number for the 50 amp spider box?
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MEP-806b at 70 percent load produces slightly over 1000 KwH a day. The Biltmore House might use that much in a day, but it's a bit larger than most of us can afford. The 806b will also be burning 4.2 gallons x 24 hours x $3.50 a gallon = $352.80 a day for diesel. That must be SOME BIG RV! My house does not use 3000 KwH in a month.
Are you pulling our legs, or have you not thought things through logically?
Are you pulling our legs, or have you not thought things through logically?
Sir
Sir , I have a running 806b at the moment. A non running 802a and two non running 831. For now I got to go by what I have in case of an emergency.
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I was presuming that you had some use for the 806B other than just the RV.
For example, my generator also runs my welder and plasma cutter, not just my RV.
Just out of curiosity, do you use a 20lb sledgehammer
to swat flies 🪰 ? I have a ma deuce for 🪰 flies.I was presuming that you had some use for the 806B other than just the RV.
For example, my generator also runs my welder and plasma cutter, not just my RV.
Just out of curiosity, do you use a 20lb sledgehammer
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lets fix those other units!
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Actually, since I was not familiar with the 806B (just knew it was a big kw unit), I only skimmed your initial post & saw mention of the Gen Pro spider box that I did have & neglected to click on the link before I posted my comments on the Gen Pro spider box that I have. Sorry, I totally missed the RV connection until after I posted.
No, I don't have the P/N for the other Gen Pro panel. I beleive Gen Pro is just the panel mfg. Not sure if the other panel was ever offered in the custom box it was mounted in. May have been a military contract for just the smaller panel. I have only seen the one model I purchased ever offered by the seller I purchased the box from.
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Your 806b needs to have 420 amps of load to keep it from wet stacking if run for more than a day or so. A 50 amp RV pigtail will only be able to draw a maximum of 100 amps (50 in each leg). Unfortunately for your wallet, even loafing along with only 100 amps of draw it will drink over 2 gallons an hour of diesel. Read the threads here about wet stacking, and the threads about sizing generators. The information is here for the asking, educate yourself so you do not ruin the generator you have running and wind up with nothing in a second emergency.