Originally Posted By: Slick17601
I have mine running a couple of lights, tv and cable box to get it broken in. I've noticed some fluctuation in the lights....I haven't changed out the Chinese spark plug yet. Will a change to an Autolite of NGK take care of the minor surging?
You may be seeing voltage fluctuation due to changes in load power. With nothing but incandescent lamps you should see a pretty constant voltage with little to no change in the intensity of the lamps. If you add a dynamic load like a refrigerator that cycles on/off you'll definitely see some brightening/dimming, this is normal and is to be expected as the governor can not respond instantaneously to load changes and the generator has a fixed and non-zero output impedance.
If you're seeing line voltage changes with just incandescent lamps then you may have a carburetor issue. I'd change the Chinese sparkplug just on principle but I'd be a little surprised if it clears up a hunting/surging problem.
I have mine running a couple of lights, tv and cable box to get it broken in. I've noticed some fluctuation in the lights....I haven't changed out the Chinese spark plug yet. Will a change to an Autolite of NGK take care of the minor surging?
You may be seeing voltage fluctuation due to changes in load power. With nothing but incandescent lamps you should see a pretty constant voltage with little to no change in the intensity of the lamps. If you add a dynamic load like a refrigerator that cycles on/off you'll definitely see some brightening/dimming, this is normal and is to be expected as the governor can not respond instantaneously to load changes and the generator has a fixed and non-zero output impedance.
If you're seeing line voltage changes with just incandescent lamps then you may have a carburetor issue. I'd change the Chinese sparkplug just on principle but I'd be a little surprised if it clears up a hunting/surging problem.