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For inductive loads (electric motors) on a generator, it is common practice to use a factor of 3 to allow for start-up power surge. To minimize this load where several inductive appliances are driven by a single generator, the appliances should all be shut off before generator start-up and each one sequentially switched on at a minimum of 1 minute intervals. Generator shut-down can be done without reversing this procedure.