Living with the DuroMAX XP9000iH

[thecreativeone91]

I finally got around to experimenting with the ATS plug on my DuroMAX XP9000iH units...

The "Power Equipment Forum" posts I previously found here only seem to be partially accurate.

• The plug on my units is in fact a GX20-8 aviation plug which can found bought on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BMYZK9R/
• The pinout diagram is not accurate for my units (see below)
• The starting procedure is different for my units (see below)

Here's what I've determined for about the plug on my units:

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If the start switch (The red rocker switch labeled "START UP") is on, then connecting pins 2 and 3 for two seconds will tell the generator to start itself. Once it has started, connecting those two pins again will tell the generator to turn itself off. This is the same as pressing the big round start/stop button by hand.

What are you all using to convert the normal two wire contact from a generator run/stop control to the momentary this needs? I was planning on using an Idec FL1F-H12RCE mini plc but I wasn’t sure if there was a simpler relay/delay timer that could handle it without going that route, I wasn’t able to find one.

 

[thecreativeone91]

I ended up grabbing a used Idec FL1F-H12RCE and picking up a Battery Tender 800mA. My plan is to put it all in a nema 4x box with a din rail and wire it up with a Panel mount GX20-8 on the bottom to connect to the generator. The Idec will take the contact closure from the EG4 GridBoss and power the generator using a simple logic program and the battery Tender will run over the GX20-8 as well for trickle charging. I will put a 5AMP 120v Breaker in the box to power the battery tender from hardwired power. The idec will be powered from the generator battery with a fuse holder so it's always powered.

 

[thecreativeone91]

I ended up grabbing a used Idec FL1F-H12RCE and picking up a Battery Tender 800mA. My plan is to put it all in a nema 4x box with a din rail and wire it up with a Panel mount GX20-8 on the bottom to connect to the generator. The Idec will take the contact closure from the EG4 GridBoss and power the generator using a simple logic program and the battery Tender will run over the GX20-8 as well for trickle charging. I will put a 5AMP 120v Breaker in the box to power the battery tender from hardwired power. The idec will be powered from the generator battery with a fuse holder so it's always powered.


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Here is the program file and video of what it does incase anyone needs it extract the zip file and load the bin file on the root of a micro SD card to load it from the IDEC Mini PLC.

Video:

https://imgur.com/a/e5Kd97I