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Average of 1/2 gallon per hour - great! Thanks Jamawieb.

Thank you. Merry Christmas!

That's great Light in the Dark. Thank you.

Many thanks Evvy - most appreciated!

Hi guys, approximately how many hours do you get out of a full tank (5 gallons) of diesel on a MEP-802A under load? Thanks.

Thanks Light in the Dark. Great idea but the position of the generator and changeover switch are directly adjacent to my living room and the wife will not appreciate the batteries installed in there.

Thanks Coug for your advice. I will look to making a battery start pack with Anderson connectors which I can remove when the generator is not in use.

Many thanks for your advice Dewie38.

They would have to make a heck of lot of noise to run off with the generator as it is anchored. I believe the thieves would smash their way through any battery locking mechanism, and possibly cause damage to the generator itself, which would outweigh the cost of a couple of batteries. It is just...

Hi Evvy, yes I would like to install them in the generator but I fear they will be stolen even if the machine is running, hence I asked if it is possible to run the generator in the absence of the batteries (i.e after it is started I would remove the batteries for safe-keeping).

Thanks for the advice peapvp.

I have since purchased two new batteries for the generator and did not want suffer the same fate. I could use my 24v power start to get it going but I am unsure as to whether some damage may occur if the generator is run without batteries.

Hi Light in the Dark, thanks for your advice. I do not wish to disrupt the generator if the batteries are required to be connected to it in order to properly run.

Hi Evvy. the batteries were removed and stolen.

Once a MEP-802A has started and is operating, can the batteries be disconnected from it or must they be left connected? Any advice would be deeply appreciated.