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Installed 2 1pm minis. The first is in a bathroom to trigger the exhaust fan every hour for 5 minutes for some air flow. The second is on the switch for the front porch light to be on from dusk to dawn. Everything seems to be wired and working correctly. I can turn the fan and light on and off by throwing the switch. I can do the same from the Shelly app. Scheduling works fine.

The question I have is if I use the switch while the schedule is active it cancels out the program. What I mean is if the porch light is on because the relay is triggered and I accidentally switch it on then off, it stays off. If I am manually running the fan and the program triggers to run the fan for 5 minutes , it’s cuts of the fan despite the switch being in the on position. If flip the switch off then on again the fan is energized.

This is not a big deal. I figure this is the way it works but wanted to check and see if this is correct.

Thx

My 4runner’s hood and roof are suffering from paint crows footing and are in need of a strip and repaint. I am being quoted $2200 by a shop that does good work. Does this seem like a decent price?

At this point, I am just thinking some things through. I have a GM7500iAED that I converted to NG. I can get it to run at 80% of rated gasoline power just fine. Pushing too far above that will result in a low fuel condition, voltage drop and eventually going in to overload because of the low voltage. However, I know the engine is capable of of turning sufficient rpms to probably max out the inverter module that is in this generator as the same engine is used in Genmax's GM8000iETC to generate 6500 surge watts on NG. It is also used in the similar Pulsar NED95TiSRCO to generate 7600/6000 on NG. Genmax also uses the same engine in the GM10500XiT to get 8500/6250. These other units are turning more rpms. The GM10500XiT manual says it runs at 4200 rpm as does the 95TiSRCO. I can actually push on the throttle when it is putting out 4800w on NG and it will turn at least 4200 rpm.

They way I understand inverters to work is that stepper motor moves the throttle to certain setpoints based upon voltage droop. If the voltage drops below 110v then increase the throttle to the next point. I would think the limiting factor is the software that is telling the stepper motor to go to its last set point in its programming. Since my model has been converted to run on NG the inverter software is not tweaked to give it anymore throttle so it will then get a voltage drop and overload.

Other than manually giving it more throttle, I am wondering if there is a way to hack the stepper motor to move a little further. Think of Nigel Tufnel tweaking his amplifiers to go to 11! :)

I have a small 1/2 bath with poor ventilation. I would like to use a device to turn the switch fan on once an hour or so to circulate some air. I also want the switch to work manually. Will a Mini Gen 3 fit my needs? Thx

I am having issues with transcriptions today. Anyone else?