I have a Generac Model 0065512 Standby Generator and cannot find the owner manual. Nor can I find a free web source for same. Anyone know of one?
I don't know if mine is working right or not. I caled local dealer who said he would come out to take a look. Promised twice - never showed.
I suffered a brief outage recently - the lights blinked then came back on. However my TVs had to be restarted manually. Same for my PC. Would this be normal?
Thanks xxxxx
DEFINITELY normal, as the generator can not anticipate the outage and start before the power goes out, nor can it switch quickly enough to not reset MANY devices.
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They take some number of seconds to start up and get up to speed. It's a generator, not a UPS. If that's the only issue, it's going to be an expensive service call for nothing. Also these have self-test built-in and normally run a test cycle once a week. Should have a code or something set if something is wrong. Newer ones, I would think would have added the ability to communicate via wifi to let you know too, but IDK, the one I worked on was from over ten years ago.
Normal, but can be eliminated. I always hated the TV box taking forever to reboot. I bought a $40 UPS battery unit and plug into that. No more dropouts when the power goes out for a few seconds.
My Generac is four years old. Just windered. My bro in Maine (brrr) said his power went out but his TV did not. I wasn't there! I was just curious. Thanks xxxxx
ok thanks xxxxx
Cud or shud use a UPS on my PC I guess. As it happened, I did lose some data I had not saved. Thanks xxxxx
You should ask him what that means. Was he watching it at the time? Maybe it went off briefly but then powered itself back up to where it left off. Or it's on a UPS. Or he has some standby system that's a lot better than all the other ones out there.
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As Clare says, that is perfectly normal. You can avoid it by getting a small UPS that will hold the power until your generator kicks in. I have one on my TV and one on each of my "always on" computers .
Likewize - but for my 50 inch plasma a $40 unit won't cut it - - - - unless it's one I pick up used for $40 and have to spend another 60 or more for batteries - - - -
Works well for the short time the power is out, often just seconds. enough to screw up the box. I got it not so much for the TV but the cable box that takes forever to get going again. If it is recording at the time you'd lose that too.
Really, just think how horrid it would be for the TV to be out 5 or 10 minutes? Devastating, the whole family would become disoriented.
You can usually find a UPS with bad batteries for free. That is where all of mine came from. Shop around on the net for batteries.
I've picked up units that had been pulled out of service, unplugged from the outlet, but with the batteries still connected... and put into a closet for the summer (we're talking schools), which became a couple of years.
We're bumping into different companies and models. I've certainly had a few.
I've got alligator clips on a bnch of dumb wall warts...
I've used a bunch of these to keep cable modem and tv tuner boxen working for those half second glitches when the electrical utility switches loads on and off twenty miles away...
I use UPS units on:
1) Computer, screen, and Comcast modem 2) DISH Network controller (so possible recording isn't stopped) 3) FM transmitter (broadcasts music from the computer throughout the house.) 4) Second Dish unit in "tornado shelter" area in basement.My Generac is set for 30 second delay before it fires up. The UPS's prevent any losses during that time period.
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Do a Google Search for generac 0065512. There appears to be considerable free information available at the Generac and other web sites. I assume your 0065512 is the same as a Generac G0065512.
Fred
A lot of modern devices with electronics suffer from "power amnesia", where a power outage leads to devices forgetting they're supposed to be on. Many TVs have that problem (often smaller ones don't). Computers do, but many allow normal "power" function with a setup option.
I had trouble* with one computer during a recent outage. The other 2 were on UPSes and had no problems. You do need to replace UPS batteries every few years.
There is usually a setting in the BIOS (may not apply to W10 machines) that allows you to choose auto-reboot or not . I set mine all on no-reboot , out here we can get multiple short outages in a brief time .
Interesting, I never knew there was a setting, but it;s a good idea and makes sense. For a typical PC I would not want it to reboot. If it's an office PC that has to be used often or one for some dedicated application, then having it power back up could make sense. I can't say I've paid close attention, but if I had to guess, I think the ones here have been set to stay off.
It is in the BIOS power settings and the OS is irrelevant. It is really just whether the machine powers back on after a power failure or stays off until you manually power it back on. It may just revert to the state it was in when you lost power. Back before that was an option I used to use a 12v relay with the N/C point going to the power button. It will hold the power on line active until the 12v supply comes up. All of my media and MP3 players come up after a power failure.
My MP3 players always came up and down with the power even my current W/7 machines and other than that nag screen, they seem fine with it. In XP/W95-8 you could turn the nagger off. I haven't found it in 7 but I am sure it is there somewhere.
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