Got the little Pow'R Gard 3kW going. It needed to have the tank flushed. There was some goop like Caramel in there. It was very sticky and gummy and GoJo did not phase it. The in tank fuel filter was clogged solid with the goop and had to be trashed. The external filter/water separator was missing so I just installed a small inline fuel filter and new fuel line. I removed and checked the injector pump, which looked fine. The goop did not get past the filter and/or separator thing that was missing. After cleaning the tank, installing the new inline filter and hose, and bleeding the air from the fuel system it fired up and ran nicely, making power.
This is the smallest Diesel gen set I have been able to find. Consumption is listed as 0.30 Gal/Hr at 75% load, or over 9 hours per 2.75Gal tank. I like the availability of a pull rope start option. I would prefer Yanmar power, but the Wisconsin Robin motor was made by Fuji and is very good, too, IMHO. This gen is a keeper for me, but not as good as my MEP-016D, which is Yanmar powered, but much larger and heavier. This is a very good industrial quality machine, but not as bullet proof and underrated as the MEPs. I think these were bought at a time when the military was trying to cut costs by using off the shelf equipment whenever they could.
I suspect 30D36R means 3.0kW Diesel 3600RPM. Baldor still sells a similar unit, DG3E, with frame, tank, head, etc. that look the same. They use Hatz power, though, and they sell for around $2500.
Some things that make this set differ from other military 3kW sets:
It is rated the same as the civilian model. In other words, it is not under rated like the other military sets. It is a 3kW set that can surge to 3.1kW or so. The MEP 3kW gen sets will put out up to 4.5kW or so for extended periods of time. This unit will not. The manual calls this a Lightweight Independent Power System (LIPS) instead of MEP.
The starting and charging system is 12V instead of 24. This is good when it comes time to buy a battery. It can use a small lawn mower battery from Wal*Mart. The unit can put out like 8 Amps at 12V for charging external batteries.
It has a pull rope. Most Diesel MEP sets do not, unless they have been upgraded with Yanmar power.
This set only weighs about 180lbs. MEP 3kW sets weigh 275 to 540lbs.
This is the smallest Diesel gen set I have been able to find. Consumption is listed as 0.30 Gal/Hr at 75% load, or over 9 hours per 2.75Gal tank. I like the availability of a pull rope start option. I would prefer Yanmar power, but the Wisconsin Robin motor was made by Fuji and is very good, too, IMHO. This gen is a keeper for me, but not as good as my MEP-016D, which is Yanmar powered, but much larger and heavier. This is a very good industrial quality machine, but not as bullet proof and underrated as the MEPs. I think these were bought at a time when the military was trying to cut costs by using off the shelf equipment whenever they could.
I suspect 30D36R means 3.0kW Diesel 3600RPM. Baldor still sells a similar unit, DG3E, with frame, tank, head, etc. that look the same. They use Hatz power, though, and they sell for around $2500.
Some things that make this set differ from other military 3kW sets:
It is rated the same as the civilian model. In other words, it is not under rated like the other military sets. It is a 3kW set that can surge to 3.1kW or so. The MEP 3kW gen sets will put out up to 4.5kW or so for extended periods of time. This unit will not. The manual calls this a Lightweight Independent Power System (LIPS) instead of MEP.
The starting and charging system is 12V instead of 24. This is good when it comes time to buy a battery. It can use a small lawn mower battery from Wal*Mart. The unit can put out like 8 Amps at 12V for charging external batteries.
It has a pull rope. Most Diesel MEP sets do not, unless they have been upgraded with Yanmar power.
This set only weighs about 180lbs. MEP 3kW sets weigh 275 to 540lbs.
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