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In article <l7vlh21dr7el0v8nk9697ake4sorm2rugr@xxxxxxx>, John
<look@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's entirely possible that the GFCI outlet is feeding the twist-lock
> receptacle - most GFCI outlets can be used in pass-through mode.
>
> Check the wiring on the generator.
John-
I posted this inquirey both here and on the generator forum of
http://smokstak.com. Since no one has come forward to say it is a common
problem, I went ahead and replaced the outlet. A new one is unlikely to
be any worse than the old one! So far, it has been run about an hour and
has not tripped yet.
The instructions that came with the new outlet showed how to connect
additional outlets in the pass-through mode, and the original was
definitely not connected that way. Both the GFCI and twist-lock outlets
have separate feeds.
Someone at smokstak suggested that a switching transient might be causing
the tripping. Although my loads are non-inductive, one of them has a
thermostat that cycles periodically. If that happens to be the cause, it
may not matter that the GFCI is not feeding the twist-lock outlet. The
theory is that the switching transient at the input side of the GFCI
outlet may be enough to make it trip. Time will tell.
Thanks for commenting.
Fred
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