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    Mar 5, 2011, 10:57 PM
    What causes a portable generator to kick in and out of producing electricity
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    Mar 6, 2011, 08:54 PM
    Possibly a bad regulator, or bad self resetting main breaker, I would recommend taking it to a shop that can preform diagnostics on the indivudal components as opposed to just throwing parts at it.

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