True enough for a normal generator, but that's not how an aircraft system works my friend. The GCU will not allow power to pass from the generator to the airplane until the correct power is being generated. And that will not happen until the IDG is spooled up to a certain speed and power has been tested by the GCU; then the GCU allows it to pass to the plane.
This ain't your daddy's Dewalt genset.
Originally Posted by
Happyflyer
Your just showing your ignorance about electricity. Loading a generator before it's making full power doesn't hurt the generator it burns up whatever appliance it's powering.
Unless you've audited all the electrical parts your company has ever bought and determined none failed before the end of their useful life, then you don't know what your talking about.
If you don't believe me, go plug your microwave into your Sams Club generator at half throttle and tell me how long it lasted before burning up.