A great setup you have there. If you size the battery bank right, you'll have battery power to run your refrigeration and other essentials for 24 hours, and only need to run the generator for a few hours a day to keep the batteries charged.
I have one AIMS 4k 48V inverter charger working with an Atkinson Electronics GSCM-mini to start my Kohler 5.5k RV generator. The one thing not mentioned in the AIMS manual is that the inverter must be set to "Battery Priority" for the AGS function to work properly. If set for "Utility Priority" the moment it recognizes the generator as a valid power source it clears the "Low Battery Fault" that would call for the generator to start.
exactly what I was looking for info on. Very cool setup! Great way to stretch your gasoline supplies during an outage. Idea for ya: There are adapters for ryobi 18v lithium batteries on amazon. People use them for all sorts of stuff because there is a low voltage cutoff built into their batteries. It would be cool to see a bank of their batteries wired up to this system. I'm unsure of how they stack up cost wise compared to anything else, but the dual use factor is nice. As a price reference, I got two of their 18v 4ah batteries for 79 bucks from home depot.
When the generator kicks on is the appliance connected still receiving pure sine wave power from the inverter or is the power passed through to the appliance from the generator with a less clean power source ( generator)? Would be interesting to use on modern hvac systems with sensitive boards.
Hi, always love the new stuff you are able to get ahold of and review. after all this is storm season and more folks are relying on channels like these to brief them on a generator. Inverter generators are becoming the go-to and they are finally getting bigger KW. Hardly any mid size closed frame, 240vac, electric start units out there. Of the few, would love to see a comparison between the Briggs Q6500, The AIMS 6600 and the Yamaha 6300. The AIMS 6600 would be a good one to review. I think people are skeptical as there are no reviews but if you made one, I bet it would be the first. keep up the good content :)
Thanks 🙏🏾 my 240v comparison is coming soon I’m working on them right now. I’m really skeptical about Caton and Aims 6600 But I will consider it if I can find one
Nice Ordered a sun gold LF 24v 3k inverter going to parrallel in my off-grid Rv system With another inverter Using the LF to run my bigger loads when needed and is nice to see i can use tje charger in that init as its made by sigineer like your aims - they seem to be durable units Good job on the explanation of operation in your vid.. 👍
Wish I could get that generator I can't afford it though I have a aims 3000 inverter charger same as this one just 1000 more available watts abs and bought that for 100 on Facebook marketplace works great though
How do you have your dip switchs set? As grid or battery priority? And does the generator turn off when the batteries are fully charged? So they won't become over charged.
I have my deep switches set to AC priority and yes once the battery is filled the generator shuts off. Let me know if you’re interested I will be selling this set up.
Hey Gavin, I have a question for ya, I just bought a brand new 6000 watt aims inverter charger it's a 48v. I have a 80amp hour,battery that's fully charged. And the inverter won't even start up. It drops my voltage down so low turns off. The aims tech said that I need at least a 200amp hour battery. I don't even have a load on it. Any ideas?
@@Tiersmoke92555 im not sure what a gscm is but id like to use a 7 or 9 kw generator thats 220-240 volt so the charging wouldnt take as long. At the moment i have a 40 amp and a 50 amp 110 chargers that i can use when i need to but id sure like to be able to use the 240 charger thats built into the inverter as well
My manual for split phase 6kw suggests an 18kw gen.Said something about the moffits needing uninterrupted power.Amps on shunt with 5kw noninverter gen didn’t look good in my test.
Wow that’s what I really needing I have a Generator already but my Question is can you hook up any generator or has to be certain one, I used the generator to power up my semi truck but generator runs all the time no matter if it’s in used or not the way your set is it would save me a lot gas ⛽️ used, More of how you setup was put to work on your project thank you
Had to laugh when you put the wrong connector on. Made me feel normal because I thought only I could do things like that. Does the AIMS inverter/charger only work with the AIMS generator or are there other generators out there that have the AGS built in that will work with it?
Hey Galvin, in has been over 2 yeas of this review. Looking at this inverter as a basic solution for my house. What's your experience and recommendations,,,?
Where do you buy the two wire connector that goes from the inverter to the generator with the AGS green fittings I have a Sun Gold with the AGS just like the one on this video when I call Sun Gold to ask where to buy the harness to hook the AGS port on my inverter to my generator they act like they don’t know what I am talking about.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your videos are very informative and easy to follow. I'm planning on using the aims 4k inverter / charger with two 200ah lithium batteries on my food truck. After watching your video I may incorporate the aims generator as a backup and possibly only use one battery for now. I'm not sure if I should go with the 120v/240v or the 120v version for the aims 4k inverter. Any suggestions? I'm looking forward to part 3.
@@GeneratorReviews thanks for replying to my question. I have the electrical panel in my food truck wired for 240v in case I add any cooking equipment that requires it in the future. I guess my question should've been is there a drawback other than the price to go with the 120v/240v setup? I usually over engineer whenever possible for future expandability. Also when do you think you will have part 3 of this series uploaded? 🙂
@@cldiazincId highly recommend going with a 240v, You can pull 120v off 240v.... plus you'll likely need 240 to power some of your equipment at some point.
Thanks for watching I appreciate your feedback. Yes it ran for about 15 minutes The battery got up to about 14.1 V it shut off automatically went into standby mode.The system works really good I could just imagine how much gas you can save in an off grid system like that especially if you incorporated solar for the daytime
@@GeneratorReviews thanks. This system will be in my camper this spring. We have a couple dogs that will be spending time in the camper without us. So, if we are boondocking, this will be a perfect setup to keep our air conditioning running.
Are there more setups Out there in production like this set ? Wow !! To bad it wasn't dual fuel.. But if you used it often you wouldn't have to worry about gasoline go bad ...
Thanks for all the trouble and great vid, I think you got me sold on these Aims products.
A great setup you have there. If you size the battery bank right, you'll have battery power to run your refrigeration and other essentials for 24 hours, and only need to run the generator for a few hours a day to keep the batteries charged.
I have one AIMS 4k 48V inverter charger working with an Atkinson Electronics GSCM-mini to start my Kohler 5.5k RV generator. The one thing not mentioned in the AIMS manual is that the inverter must be set to "Battery Priority" for the AGS function to work properly. If set for "Utility Priority" the moment it recognizes the generator as a valid power source it clears the "Low Battery Fault" that would call for the generator to start.
Is your inverter 120/240? ,mine is 240v for charging from inverter so my gen won’t work with this add on rv system.
@@2hotscottpro my inverter is 240v. My Kohler was executed now I have a Pulsar 7500 inverter generator.
@@Tiersmoke92555 I bought a few of that brand a bit smallersize.One of them does 240v.How do you like yours?
@2hotscottpro I do. We use is as a secondary to our solar. It has around 500hrs and one explosion under its belt.
exactly what I was looking for info on. Very cool setup! Great way to stretch your gasoline supplies during an outage.
Idea for ya: There are adapters for ryobi 18v lithium batteries on amazon. People use them for all sorts of stuff because there is a low voltage cutoff built into their batteries. It would be cool to see a bank of their batteries wired up to this system. I'm unsure of how they stack up cost wise compared to anything else, but the dual use factor is nice. As a price reference, I got two of their 18v 4ah batteries for 79 bucks from home depot.
Can you send me the link
Keep an eye on those AC in and out connections. Mine burnt up (on the factory side) after a few years of service. It is in a Class C motor home.
Ok Gavin Love your stuff on this I want a Dual fuel Genny that will run off Propane and start up Automatically 🤷🤔
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Thanks for watching
You have the coolest stuff. Great vid again
Thanks buddy
When the generator kicks on is the appliance connected still receiving pure sine wave power from the inverter or is the power passed through to the appliance from the generator with a less clean power source ( generator)? Would be interesting to use on modern hvac systems with sensitive boards.
Great question! The load is transferred to the generator power which also has clean sine wave power as well.
Inverter or regulated output generators would be your best bet.
Great! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Hi, always love the new stuff you are able to get ahold of and review. after all this is storm season and more folks are relying on channels like these to brief them on a generator.
Inverter generators are becoming the go-to and they are finally getting bigger KW.
Hardly any mid size closed frame, 240vac, electric start units out there. Of the few, would love to see a comparison between the Briggs Q6500, The AIMS 6600 and the Yamaha 6300. The AIMS 6600 would be a good one to review. I think people are skeptical as there are no reviews but if you made one, I bet it would be the first. keep up the good content :)
Thanks 🙏🏾 my 240v comparison is coming soon I’m working on them right now. I’m really skeptical about Caton and Aims 6600 But I will consider it if I can find one
Nice
Ordered a sun gold LF 24v 3k inverter going to parrallel in my off-grid Rv system
With another inverter
Using the LF to run my bigger loads when needed and is nice to see i can use tje charger in that init as its made by sigineer like your aims - they seem to be durable units
Good job on the explanation of operation in your vid.. 👍
Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍🏾💯
I am running the Sun Gold system also I have had it 4 months now it’s working great so far I want to hook up my generator like this with the AGS
Does it switch back, to inverter mode. Once the generator charges the battery up?
Yes it does
Wish I could get that generator I can't afford it though I have a aims 3000 inverter charger same as this one just 1000 more available watts abs and bought that for 100 on Facebook marketplace works great though
Put a GSCM on a used inverter generator.
I appreciate you doing this. I been waiting for this one. I'm a trucker and this setup is perfect for me
Nice…thanks for watching buddy 👍🏾
Hey Gavin a quick question does the AGS cable come included with inverter or generator and also are the inverter cables 2awg?
@@samtour8545 The cable are not included because any two wire will work for this
I wish Aims Power had a few more systems like this to choose from....:)
They do!
12v 24v and 48v 120v/240v systems 2000w - 6000w and a 6k generator
@@GeneratorReviews Do they have a Dual fuel generator? Dual fuel works great for me because I can quick disconnect with my 2x 30lbs up front.:)
@@davidsimon6011 no just gas gens
@@GeneratorReviews they are up to 12kw now
How do you have your dip switchs set? As grid or battery priority? And does the generator turn off when the batteries are fully charged? So they won't become over charged.
I have my deep switches set to AC priority and yes once the battery is filled the generator shuts off. Let me know if you’re interested I will be selling this set up.
Hey Gavin, I have a question for ya, I just bought a brand new 6000 watt aims inverter charger it's a 48v. I have a 80amp hour,battery that's fully charged. And the inverter won't even start up. It drops my voltage down so low turns off. The aims tech said that I need at least a 200amp hour battery. I don't even have a load on it. Any ideas?
@@carlosreyes6448 I know I'm late to the party but you need way more capacity to support that inverter. I run mine in Battery Priority.
Very cool information. Thank you.
I have the split phase sungold power 4000. I'm trying to fi d a generator to do the sa.e as you have done here. Thanks for doing the video
I actually have the generator that you’re looking for to do this project.
install a GSCM on an appropriately sized electric start inverter generator
@@Tiersmoke92555 im not sure what a gscm is but id like to use a 7 or 9 kw generator thats 220-240 volt so the charging wouldnt take as long. At the moment i have a 40 amp and a 50 amp 110 chargers that i can use when i need to but id sure like to be able to use the 240 charger thats built into the inverter as well
@@matthewknight5641 look up atkinson electronics and click on generator in the products menu if you need help Abner is your guy.
My manual for split phase 6kw suggests an 18kw gen.Said something about the moffits needing uninterrupted power.Amps on shunt with 5kw noninverter gen didn’t look good in my test.
Wow that’s what I really needing I have a Generator already but my Question is can you hook up any generator or has to be certain one,
I used the generator to power up my semi truck but generator runs all the time no matter if it’s in used or not the way your set is it would save me a lot gas ⛽️ used,
More of how you setup was put to work on your project thank you
It Hass to be this generator that works with that system with the AGS
Atkinson Electronics GSCM will help you get it hooked up.
Had to laugh when you put the wrong connector on. Made me feel normal because I thought only I could do things like that. Does the AIMS inverter/charger only work with the AIMS generator or are there other generators out there that have the AGS built in that will work with it?
🤣🤣 I’ll be the first one to admit I’m not perfect made me laugh too.
I haven’t researched the AGS on any other Generator but I’m pretty sure it has the same plug It would work
It will work with any generator that requires a normal open start signal. Typically a two-wire system.
New to all of this. What wire is used for AGS? Also, can the AIMS 2000 watt model work with a 24v inverter? Thanks!
Any two wire will work with AGS and yes, it will work with 12 to 48 V inverters
Hey Galvin, in has been over 2 yeas of this review.
Looking at this inverter as a basic solution for my house.
What's your experience and recommendations,,,?
This is probably one of the only Inverter generator combo like this. It’s a cool feature.
Thanks so much for this video. I'm planning to buy that inverter but from sungold but didn't know how the AGS worked
What size are you looking for?
Where do you buy the two wire connector that goes from the inverter to the generator with the AGS green fittings I have a Sun Gold with the AGS just like the one on this video when I call Sun Gold to ask where to buy the harness to hook the AGS port on my inverter to my generator they act like they don’t know what I am talking about.
I have an extra one if you need it.
www.campbellsci.com/p7843
I believe this is what you’re looking for
Mine has the terminal block and the 20 amp GFCI on the end
Did you add the 2 wire connection to the generator? I cant find a generator with one anywhere.
It comes with the option for AGS I just added the wire
Hi Bro, can you do that same test on a Sungold inverter, if it possible, thanks
Sun gold and aims are made by the same company
They are identical inverters in operation
Nice Video! Are you able to control at what voltage of battery state of charge when the AGS begins and ends?
Yes you can control the charge voltage
and the current too
What brand generator are you using and did you make the connecting cord or did you buy it.
This is a Aims power generator
Sir. This is the best video I've seen yet. But can you tell me what kind of generators that got that on and off switch that connects to the inverter.
That’s the aims inverter generator
Thanks for watching 👍🏾
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@@GeneratorReviews thank you and Aloha Prince of the most high Yah, shalom
Is your generator a pure sine or modified? Does this inverter accept modified and smooth it back out to pure sine during bypass mode
It’s a pure sine wave inverter
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your videos are very informative and easy to follow. I'm planning on using the aims 4k inverter / charger with two 200ah lithium batteries on my food truck. After watching your video I may incorporate the aims generator as a backup and possibly only use one battery for now. I'm not sure if I should go with the 120v/240v or the 120v version for the aims 4k inverter. Any suggestions? I'm looking forward to part 3.
Thanks for watching
If you’re never going to use 240 I would just install the 120v model
@@GeneratorReviews thanks for replying to my question. I have the electrical panel in my food truck wired for 240v in case I add any cooking equipment that requires it in the future. I guess my question should've been is there a drawback other than the price to go with the 120v/240v setup? I usually over engineer whenever possible for future expandability. Also when do you think you will have part 3 of this series uploaded? 🙂
@@cldiazincId highly recommend going with a 240v, You can pull 120v off 240v.... plus you'll likely need 240 to power some of your equipment at some point.
Nice video explaining these setups.
Did the generator eventually shut itself off once the battery was charged or is that a kink you need to sort out?
Thanks for watching I appreciate your feedback.
Yes it ran for about 15 minutes The battery got up to about 14.1 V it shut off automatically went into standby mode.The system works really good I could just imagine how much gas you can save in an off grid system like that especially if you incorporated solar for the daytime
What about using a regular (not inverter generator) 4800 watt generator to power the Aims 4000 pure sine wave inverter charger? Would that be OK?
No that would not be good it would possibly over heat and mess up the whole inverter
Your inverter requires a clean power input. Most standard generators put out very dirty uneven power. I have learned this the expensive way.
Will this need a battery tender if left in the run position while utilizing the auto start?
No, it will not need a battery tender
@@GeneratorReviews thanks. This system will be in my camper this spring. We have a couple dogs that will be spending time in the camper without us. So, if we are boondocking, this will be a perfect setup to keep our air conditioning running.
Which of the inverters generator you have test so far have the auto start system?
I’ve tested a few generators with the ATS plug but they’re not really auto start system because you still have to buy the ATS to control that system
Were do you buy parts for this he geninverters.
You can try Aims Power
Are there more setups Out there in production like this set ? Wow !! To bad it wasn't dual fuel.. But if you used it often you wouldn't have to worry about gasoline go bad ...
That’s true…great point.
install a GSCM on your Dule fuel
Would anyone have a list of generators that have that "Auto Generator Start" connection? Any help would be appreciated.
As of right now, I only know of the aims and the new Genmax lineup coming out soon.
is the out put on this inverter just a dry contact? for the auto gen start.
I think so but I haven’t tested it yet
Is it possible to clean up the sine wave on a dirty output generator?
I haven’t seen any device that will allow you to do that other than having a pure sine wave inverter
Does it matter witch wire goes where in the inverter auto start from the generator
No it doesn’t matter which one goes where there’s no priority it’s just an open closed circuit
Will the generator turn off once batteries are fully charged?
Yes
Does that generator have a remote start? It looks like it has a port for a wired remote?
That’s the (AGS) Automatic generator start port but it does not have remote start
What is the model of the generator? Thanks.
This is the 3200w model
Can you recommen light to reduce spark?
Any 12v bulb will work.
Thanks for watching 👍🏾
Hi Bro, nice video, do you know if aims have single phase 240vlt inverter with those spect
Yep they do pretty much the exact same generator with 6000 watts and 120v/240v I will be reviewing it soon
@@GeneratorReviews ok thank you I will be suscribing
what happens to all of the generators when you are finished with their reviewing?
I sell the ones that I finished with
Can you tell me where to get the generator? i cant find anything with autostart
I just searched on Google and found some on there
@@GeneratorReviews That helps!😄😄
Good video!
Would you use this to change your generator inverter oil EWK6L Vacuum oil Extractor pump fluid Extractor oil change pump
I do use a vacuum oil extractor to change my oil and I also use it to pull the gas out of the generator so I can store it
Thanks for the reply
I cannot find a single generator in amazon with AGS
Atkinson Electronics has an ags that can turn just about an electric start generator into one
What kind of generator thanks I kearney alot
This is the Aims power inverter
He was using “aima 3200 watt”
What generator is that??
That’s the Aims power inverter generator
I wish you would have slowed your camera movement down to give time to see what you were showing :-(.