Recent content by bboughey

Thanks Peter. I found the diode layout in the manuals (I have several of them I've fished up online). The rebuilt voltage regulator is the original type (and wasn't cheap either). I troubleshot the old one a little bit with my DMM but there was only so much I could do without a variable power...

This winter I bought a MEP 005a with 2hrs on the runtime meter that had been put in a mothballed condition. Getting it up and running was simple. I put about 10 hours on it, and now it's giving me fits. I had an overvoltage condition (270V) that I couldn't figure out. So I bought a rebuilt...

thanks guys. Will get some concrete anchors and vibration dampeners too. It's pretty much a one shot deal for me since I'm going to have to rent a forklift to get the thing off the trailer.

Hi, first time poster, long time lurker... At any rate, I've bought a MEP-005a, restored it to running condition, modified it for single phase according to sewerzuk's instructions, and want to install it permanently on a concrete pad I've poured. Do I need to put some sort of vibration...