Recent content by Tomh

This is just a heads up to those who are buying surplus generators. I have an MEP002A that I bought thru GSA. It was being used by a forestry outfit. There was quite a bit of oil around the filter area when I picked it up. Well I naturely changed the oil and filter. Removed the old gasket...

Thanks to you guys I have everything working correctly. Checked voltage at battery terminals before start and while running. Voltage while running was lower than before running but still above 24 volts. Would have run the batteries down. Checked fuse above the oil filter. Well.....the cap was...

Thank's for the response Raprace. You guys are so helpfull, it' indescribable. I did down load the manual. Checked it. The DC volt meter for the batteries is solidly in the middle of the yellow, which corresponds with what I read in the manual. The AC voltage meter may well be a little off. I'll...

I just finished preping my new MEP002A and started it for the first time. Noticed that there are two voltage guages on it. I set the rpm's to 60 HZ. The guage on the right barely reads 120 when the voltage knob is cranked all the way to the right. The voltage guage on the left reads solidly in...

WOW! What a wealth of knowledge you guys are. Thank's a heap. Just to clarify: The forest ranger who told me of the problems with the generator said that the batteries drain when the uint has not been run for two weeks. Now, the batteries did not come with the unit, so it may be that they were...

I am new to the forum, but have goasted the site for a while. Just picked up an MEP002A. When I picked it up I asked one of the guys If the unit worked. He replyed that it fires up and generates but the batterys are drained of voltage within two weeks. He said that some expert told him that he...