Recent content by g2reeves

Please count me in, too!

I don't think a vacuum would do you much good; the bottom of the inverter is a large billet aluminum heat sink that'll block the force of the vacuum. That said, it might be better than nothing. A shop vac will produce static, but I don't see that as a problem as long as the unit is grounded. The...

Update for anyone following: After getting it all dried out, I got everything put back together without any leftover parts or cracked circuit boards :naner:. Next up is an operational test in my running MEP-831A, maybe next weekend. I'm also searching for a good filter solution for the inverter...

Yes indeed; the updraft fan is close to the ground where it can pick up all kinds of junk then and pushes air and dirt through the heat sink and then up into the box itself. I've never had reason to take the inverter out of my working unit so this was quite a surprise. Surprising also was...

Thought anyone following this would like an update. Got the case apart (the case is nicely made, but ridiculously complicated for what it is, IMO) and didn't do any additional disassembly. I flushed better than a cup of super-fine reddish dirt out. It's been flushed with ISA and is now drying. I...

Thanks, Diesel. Still raining outside, I'll give it a shot. I've got both distilled water and isopropyl alcohol handy. -G2

All, Thanks to all for previous advice with my MEP-831A unit issues. While Hurricane Harvey rages outside, I've been tinkering with, and gave up on, my second MEP-831A and started parting it out. I wanted to keep its inverter as a spare for my running unit, but noticed dirt caked around the...

Thank you. I found a similar box available commercially, which might get me up and running sooner, since I don't have a ton of time to tinker with it right now. I completely biffed on including a circuit breaker, since I had originally intended to wire it up to the house and run it through a...

All, I'd like a little advice on wiring up my MEP-831A (the one that works, anyway, still no progress on getting the other one to power up) for field use using 20A/120V receptacles- i.e., which wire goes to which terminal, etc. I'm planning to surface mount the receptacles in outdoor-rated boxes...

Thanks Guyfang. No lights of any variety, no relay clicks, just nothing at all. Almost like something's not hooked up, but running the wiring at least all the major components are connected. I have run the basic troubleshooting chart from the diagrams and troubleshooting chart that came in the...

All, Would appreciate some help from genset experts out there. Picked up a pair of MEP-831As from GA in OKC last spring. One runs fine (minus some governor gremlins, I just run it manually with the governor locked out) and I kept that one in tip-top shape for summer outages in case of a...

Thanks, boatman69. For hurricane season here in the Houston area I've locked the controller out with a zip tie and manually control the throttle with the knob on the mechanical governor. Everything works great in this condition, but it doesn't auto throttle and uses more fuel, makes more noise...

Howdy all, Picked up a couple MEP-831A units at OKC a couple weeks back. Have one running now, with a few issues I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with. The intermittent short light I was getting has gone away, at least for now. Ran the unit and plugged in my shop vac to clean the...

Thank you, Cord. The unit rode around in my truck for a week after putting diesel in it and we got a bunch of rain, so moisture is possible... it just seemed to take forever to get it back to working. A quick update: ran the unit 30+ minutes, no change, still "short." Left the cabinet open for...

Not sure if anyone's still watching this thread, but I've had a similar issue with a unit I picked up a couple weeks ago at OKC. Meter claims 310 hours, and the engine is in great shape. Runs like a top. New fluids and boom, started and ran without an issue and I figured I had gotten very lucky...