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Yes I meant the reconnecting board. Intrigued in another way, but once I get this set on a concrete pad, I don't think I would ever really want to revert back to 3 ph. What would I need to look for the AVR source? Would the weird voltage readings be on the control vot meter or at the output connection lugs?
Yes I could use a boost transformer but that would be one more piece in the puzzle that I would have to keep up with. Triple Jim: I see you are from NC, small world I am in south central VA. I would love to contact you and pick you brain about these gens.
I did this on my 004 and on a friend's 005. Instead of cutting the neutral buss I moved wires to perform the change (I can look back at my notes to get the exact moves). Electrically it's the same , I found it to be less cumbersome.
I don't know much about any generators other than the 002A and 003A.
Ok I get moving to wires and not doing permanent damage to the neutral buss. Smart thinking If you find your notes please post the moves for me. Where should the AVR be connected in the zig zag? L1 and L3 since that is where I would connect the leads for the output to the transfer switch?
If the AVR is setup for 240 volt yes
Ok thanks. From what I gather the 002, 003, 004, and 005 are basically the same configuration just different in size. I may be wrong on this???
Just went out and had a look at the reconnecting board. Actually unbolted all 12 nuts tontrmove the board and there is no neutral buss between locations 10, 11, 12, and the far left nut which has a wire running to L0. What if anything does that tell anyone? Could this have been done when the McPherson AVR was installed?
002 and 003 are severely different than their larger cousins
10 11 12 is the center of the star which is your neutral which should be run to the lo lug
I stand corrected, my apologies. Very much a newbie to the mil gens.
Quite all right this is how you learn
Yes runs great and output is 120v from L0 to and of the others and 208v between L1 L2, L2 L3, and L1 L3
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Yeah. It's a mess for sure, I am working with him to get it running safely.I saw that generator for sale on FB marketplace for a while, it was only about 1.5 hours from me. While the price and hours were low, they sure did a number on that electrical system. I doubt you will be able to convert without issue to single phase due to the modified voltage regulator and overcurrent sensors. It also looks like they heavily modified or removed the safety systems on there. They even disconnected/removed the wiring from the overspeed switch sensor. It doesn't look like your overload wires are connected either. Looks like a huge safety hazard waiting to happen.
FYI this is coming from a guy who has owned/serviced/converted dozens of 004/005 generators.
(Also have (2) 005 generators for sale currently
