Electric kinetic splitter

[fontenoy]

King Canada kinetic splitter tripping breaker on a 5500 watt generator

 

[sneefy]

OK?

So, is this just for our information or do you have a question?

 

[fontenoy]

Sorry Just thought my 5500 watt generator would power my electric wood splitter 120 volt 15 amp

 

[sneefy]

Hmm. Manual calls for 15 amp receptacle, so that sounds fine. Are you using an extension cord? Gauge matters, especially if a longer cord.

 

[fontenoy]

No extension cord I think the splitter must need a lot of start up watts to get the fly wheels moving

 

[gthomas785]

If the generator breaker is instant-trip it may not like the inrush motor current. Does the splitter work if you plug it into a regular outlet or does it also trip that breaker? Also does the generator have GFCI protection?

 

[fontenoy]

Works okay in a regular outlet will trip some time if you have some big knotty wood not sure about GFCI it’s a 5500 champion generator if I hold the breaker with my hand I can get it going and it works fine

 

[gthomas785]

Yeah sounds like it's pulling right on the 15A mark and goes over during startup or under heavy load. I'd say if you found a way to make it work just keep doing that.

 

[Jags]

Manually holding in and over riding a circuit breaker --- in the electrical world I think the technical term is "un-good".

 

[gthomas785]

Manually holding in and over riding a circuit breaker --- in the electrical world I think the technical term is "un-good".

Just for motor start up it's fine. Yes if you hold it continuously that would be ungood.

 

[Simonkenton]

If you had a receptacle wired with 12 gauge wire, and using a 20 amp breaker that should work fine. I don't have any good advice for the generator.

 

[ABMax24]

What kind of plugs are on the generator?

I bought a 30 amp to 15 amp RV adapter for just this purpose, my splitter won't blow the 30 amp breaker on the gennie.