Generator won't run electric

[Jay2300]

I have recently purchased a 1990 jay series 2300 and needed to run the Onan 2800 generator to run air conditioner. The generator runs just fine but doesn't power any of the outlets or the air conditioner. Was wondering if there is a switch I need to flip or something. Thanks

[John7349]

Hello
Did you look in the converter for tripped breakers? If no outlets work, perhaps the main breaker?

[hoppers4]

It's rather difficult to troubleshoot without knowing the layout of your trailer but I'll give it a shot. Power has to get from the genset to the trailer. There should be a breaker on the output of the genset. If the breaker is good on the genset, now you have to get power to the trailer. There has to be a point where you can be plugged into either shore power or the genset. It's probably a plug somewhere that you'll need to locate and get plugged into the genset. Is anything operational using shore power? You really need a meter to verify that the genset is working also.

[jal0710]

Friend of mine bought a used truck camper with a built-in generator and the seller reminded hm a couple of times to make sure he had the generator plugged in so it would power up the camper. That would be the first place I would look.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by jal0710

Friend of mine bought a used truck camper with a built-in generator and the seller reminded hm a couple of times to make sure he had the generator plugged in so it would power up the camper. That would be the first place I would look.

Or there may be a breaker on front of the geny (under the cover) that may be tripped.

[TexasRT]

If the genset came installed in the rv there should be a transfer switch somewhere. It switches relays when you go from shore to gen power. It may not be working or like mentioned already, the generator may be running fine but not putting out any voltage. On the two Onans I have had/have there are on-board breakers for the generator output right next to the start/stop switch on the generator.

[SloPoke]

Our OLD motorhome did not have a transfer switch... to use the generator, you had to plug the Motorhome Shore power cord INTO an outlet in the compartment where the cord was stored. That Outlet was wired to the Generator.

[Jay2300]

Thanks, everyone for your quick replies it turns out that there is a plug in up inside the cubby hole where the cord is stored to connect to the generator. There also is a breaker switch on the front of the generator, but it was it in the right position. Plugged it in and was able to run the AC on high with no problem. If any of you are coming to Oregon just came from camping at River Bend county park in Linn County, highly recommend it. Thanks again for all your help:

[jal0710]

Glad you were able to get it working without having to spend a bunch of money on it. Those are the best kind of fixes.