Northern Lights 9KW

[cb48lrc]

My 9KW generator shuts down as soon as it sees a load 30-35 amps. Any suggestions?

 

[Pascal]

assuming it s not shutting down due to high coolant temp, I d start by replacing both the primary and secondaries. Typically when a genny bogs down and shut down under load it s because it's not getting enough fuel.

 

[cb48lrc]

That's the first thing I did, and the last

 

[cb48lrc]

Did that, it runs fine without a load. And a load and it's like you hit the kill switch.

 

[cb48lrc]

Problem found! I thought it only shut down under load, I was wrong. The 15 amp braker on the DC side was going bad. After the fix I was talking to a dockmate he had the same problem three times. I replaced the braker with a simple inline fuse. So anyone with a Northern Lights generator make note of this. Could save you a lot of aggravation and $$$$.