# Starting a generator with its PMG

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/starting-a-generator-with-its-pmg/5439>\
**Category:** Do It Yourself (DIY)\
**Created:** [October 14, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/starting-a-generator-with-its-pmg/5439 "2015-10-14T19:22:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![nevbuggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nevbuggie](https://community.electricforum.com/u/nevbuggie)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/starting-a-generator-with-its-pmg/5439/1 "2015-10-14T19:22:57Z")

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Greetings all,

Have made great progress on building a hybrid 4x4 utility vehicle, solar gasoline and plugin are now all working thanks to the Magnum inverter charger.

I want to add electric start to my Honda DCX3000 generator. This is basically the EU3000IS but with a 48VDC charge controller instead of an inverter. I can buy the recoil/elec start setup for about $150, but I was really interested in cranking the Honda GX200 engine with the 3kW PMG on the back.

I considered using a 3 pole double throw contactor to swap the stator poles to a sensorless BLDC motor controller for starting (while cranking was active) and then reconnects the stator to the generator’s systems.

Any thoughts or feedback on this? I know it would be cheaper to do it with recoil/elect kits.