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Hi...can anyone help me please??????

I was given a petrol generator as we have our caravan on a farm with no hookup ......its an old gennie and i cannot seam to get it to run on 230volts..........if i try to pull the cord to start it with the switch pointing to 230 volts it wont start no matter how many times i put....but if i switch it to 110 volts it starts first pull, the volt meter dances happily and the power light comes on..............if i then switch it to 230volts the engine still runs but the volt meter goes to 0 and the power light goes off ???????????

there are no loose connections and the fuse os ok as i checked that.................im baffled!!!!!