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  • Auto start box??

    Posted by Art on August 2, 2018 at 8:56 pm

    Is this a old school auto start box?? Switch marked Monitor ? Where is monitor? How does this box work? Or should unplug and remove?

    Darrell replied 8 years, 1 month ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Darrell

    Member
    August 3, 2018 at 7:59 am

    I am sure someone knows the answer to your question, but if my coach had that my first step would be to see if the box switches would actually start the generator.

    If it did then the next thing I would do is put the switch in the monitor position and pull the house battery voltage down by loading them up to see if the generator would start at some lower votage. I would not go below around 11.5 volts.

    I interpret monitor not to suggest a computer or TV screen, but to “monitor” a situation such as to monitor the voltage of the house batteries.

  • Bill

    Member
    August 20, 2018 at 5:23 am

    As I recall the auto start switch is on the dash. So the toggle switch is usually in the monitor position at the control unit. Then you have the option of being able to auto start for low battery voltage or low ac voltage.

    Test the system and verify operation before starting to remove anything.

  • Dan

    Member
    August 20, 2018 at 11:46 am

    Art,

    I just sent you an email with some Gencon Autostart information.

    1-Frequently asked questions.

    2-Gencon input-output connection diagram.

    3-Gencon wiring diagram.

    I would post them here but they are in .DOC and .PDF format.

    I don’t think I can post those formats here?

  • Darrell

    Member
    August 20, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Tim T. if you cannot post or upload the information send it to me and I will make sure it either becomes part of this thread or an article available for all to reference. My email is active.

  • Archived

    Member
    August 21, 2018 at 10:11 am

    Files sent.

    Could I have posted them as a reference article?

    Thanks!!

  • joel

    Member
    August 21, 2018 at 11:15 am

    Yes, you could have made them available as an article.


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