re my Winco:
1) the problem is that during the aftermath of a tornado downburst, I activated my panel-box transfer switch & plugged the cable into the generator, which puts out 15 Amps per phase (30 Amp circuit). BUT I forgot to turn off the breaker to my air conditioner, which draws more Amps. After a few days it got hot enough to turn itself on.
One leg of the generator is not functioning. One leg of the air conditioner fuse box burned out the glass fuse. I do get power from the other leg - the generator has two 15 Amp duplex outlets, and one of them works.
So does this sound like lost magnetism amenable to field flashing? That ought to be something any electrician can do, right ?
The Winco parts guy opined that it is likely one of the 3 capacitors gone bad.
But I do want the whole thing professionally checked out so it does not burst into flames.
A replacement would cost at least a couple grand, right? Plus the cost of disposing of this one (see below). So if I can just find an individual with the skills, I could offer him a grand to try to fix it.
2) The generator is on a 2 wheeled, wheelbarrow type dolly. I am not nearly strong enough to push it up a ramp. Which makes me realize I can't even throw it away, because I cannot push it up my steep driveway to the street.
Maybe hire a truck with a winch, like a brick delivery truck - but small enough to go down my tree-covered driveway. A tow truck with a "bed" might be able to winch it up the ramp, except that someone would have to strongarm the wheelbarrow handles upwards while it is being pulled. But standing next to the cable is a safety violation.
