Background: I have a generator that I'm resurrecting. It's an honest 7500 watt generator with surge a fair bit higher than that. It has a 50A outlet on it's power panel. It isn't running very smoothly now and it has been suggested that I load it down for a few hours and let it work the decades of gunk out.
I could go get a 3500W water heater element and a *large* jug of water but I had another idea: what about essentially a job-site power box. They are generally several hundred dollars here and provide 20A and 30A twistlocks. Neither of those features is terribly appealing to me (cost or those twistlocks).
I do have a spare male plug that would mate to the end of my genset's power cord, and I could install a box with a set of 15A outlets on breakers. I'm at a loss for that box though. I don't think a DIY plywood box is a great idea, but I can't seem to find a load center or other purpose-built metal box that has slots for outlets in it. I could use outlets with built-in breakers but I still need a box with enough room to make the connections to the 6 gauge cord that I'd be using.
Maybe I just don't know what to ask for? Someone must have a box that's designed to hold multiple outlets.
Thanks,
Tad
I could go get a 3500W water heater element and a *large* jug of water but I had another idea: what about essentially a job-site power box. They are generally several hundred dollars here and provide 20A and 30A twistlocks. Neither of those features is terribly appealing to me (cost or those twistlocks).
I do have a spare male plug that would mate to the end of my genset's power cord, and I could install a box with a set of 15A outlets on breakers. I'm at a loss for that box though. I don't think a DIY plywood box is a great idea, but I can't seem to find a load center or other purpose-built metal box that has slots for outlets in it. I could use outlets with built-in breakers but I still need a box with enough room to make the connections to the 6 gauge cord that I'd be using.
Maybe I just don't know what to ask for? Someone must have a box that's designed to hold multiple outlets.
Thanks,
Tad