Not quite electrocuted !
I shifted to other priorities. The power utility reduced the loadshetting for the past week or so and the generator had little use --> so the lettuce was not 'going off'.
The landlord said he'd get an 'electrician' to look at it.
I will come back to your questions...
I did swap kettle and fridge sockets and no change -- see above.
It is not the original compressor - the new one is more quiet. Will send pics
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The utility power has returned. Here, like the UK, both wall sockets have their own separate on-off switches. I just noticed that I had turned the switch for the socket with the fridge to the off-position. Yet the fridge was running. This seems to furthur confirm the theory of jghrist. Where to...
Hi Everyone – I’ve summarized your comments and put my replies below. I hope to be able to video the voltmeter with the kettle running and fridge starting up. The fridge problem is only when the genset is on.
waross (Electrical)24 Apr 24 15:24 - Well noted. I will video the voltmeter...
Autostart isn't used. The genset is started manually when the power goes out.
I can record the volt meter for when the fridge is plugged in and not operating, the kettle plugged in and the fridge starts and stops. Do you think that will indicate what to do next?
Last pic until i can remove the socket cover.
Good skills and capacity to diagnose and repair electrical stuff where we are, are "hit and miss" but mostly 'miss', Thus my recourse to eng-tips. Thanks...
Thanks for your inputs.
Indeed we are in Zambia and I believe i can get a filament bulb from the market.
I have no current meter or other electrical testers.
How do i determine if the generator voltage is regulated? Pics to follow.
Thanks to you both for your replies.
I followed the suggestion re switching the kettle and fridge plugs between socket A and B for one of the outlets. The result was the same in both tests: some 30-50 seconds after the kettle was turned on the fridge started. When the kettle stopped boiling...
Thanks for your reply.
I tried 4 different sockets. Each socket had 2 separate outlets. i plugged the fridge into one outlet and waited 10 minutes for it to come on. It never did in each of the 4 test cases. Then, after the 10 minutes of each test i plugged in the kettle into the adjoining...
Normally, our fridge works. We live in a rural area where there are power interruptions. We have to use a generator sometimes for several hours. When the genset is proving power the fridge (rated 230 V - 2.7 A) will not start. But ... if we plug in the electric kettle (2000 W) in the adjacent...
