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Cummins/Onan — Changing Control Accessory Panel DC System Voltage (24 to 12 Volts)

Adjustments · Control accessory panel DC modules

From a Cummins/Onan service manual — check it applies to your exact model before use.

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Before you start

  • Failure to remove AC power from the automatic transfer switch and to disable the generator set presents a serious shock hazard during this modification.

Procedure

  1. Open the automatic transfer switch cabinet door.
  2. Move operation selector switch to STOP.
  3. Disconnect the starting batteries.
  4. Remove AC line voltage from the automatic transfer switch.
  5. Remove the twist-lock disconnect plug and open the control accessory panel.
  6. Remove the wire lead from transformer T1 terminal T1-X3 and connect to terminal T1-X2.
  7. Remove the wire lead from resistor R1 terminal R1-3 and connect to terminal R1-2.
  8. Remove the 24-volt battery charger module 6 (300-0794) and replace with the 12-volt module 300-0793.
  9. Remove the 24- to 12-volt converter module 5 (300-0848) and replace with the 12-volt module 300-0847.
  10. Spec A and B only: remove the 24-volt start-stop time delay module 7 (300-0922) and replace with 12-volt time delay module 300-0921.
  11. If module 10 is a 24-volt battery voltage sensor (300-0797), remove and replace it with a 12-volt sensor module 300-0796.
  12. 400 ampere AT only: remove the one screw from inside center support for left cabinet door and open door.
  13. Remove the one screw on top and one screw on bottom from inside meter-lamp panel flange, swing panel outward.
  14. Remove LO BAT VOLT lamp DS13 and HI BAT VOLT lamp DS14 and replace with 322-0114 and 322-0115 lamps respectively.
  15. Close panels, reconnect disconnect plug, connect a 12-volt battery, restore AC line voltage, move selector switch, close cabinet door.

Tools required

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Source: Cummins/Onan service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.

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