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    Acquired a Military surplus load bank

    In November, GovPlanet had 4 Avtron LSH100 load banks come up at the Butner NC site. Three looked like they had never been used and the OD one looked slightly used. I was interested because how many folks really need a load bank, right? Prices ranged from $4k-$3k, before taxes and fees...gulp.
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    MEP-002A no oil pressure

    Sorry about the quote with nothing else. I was on an iPad yesterday and the whole first post popped up as a quote and I could not delete it until I was on the desktop.
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    Mep-002a fuel shutoff solenoid/manual shutdown?

    If you have never run MEP gensets, they start differently than anything I have ever run. Without that solenoid, this advice will not apply but will when you get one installed. Once a normal 002 or 003 starts, you must hold the switch in start until the field is flashed and the oil safety is...
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    804A S5 Toggle

    Have you ever seen this genset work correctly?
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    MEP-003A Blower Wheel -- Requesting Removal Advice

    What if you cut a blade off on the other side? If you had a 002, it wouldn’t matter because they shake so much compared to a 003.
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    MEP 10kw 400Hz generator MEP-813A + MEP-1041

    It says there were 43 bids so at least one other person also wanted it. Hertz, what is a hertz? That one has 400 so that is waaaaaay better than only 60. Kind of like three phase only may be an important factor in a purchase.
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    Help with the S8 Reconnection switch, MEP-003A

    You just have to keep at it. Obviously, remove the plastic handle and I think there is a short pin underneath that helps the purchase . I grabbed it with a small pair of needle nosed Vise Grips and kept wiggling. I did loosen the bolts holding it together so the lubricant had a chance to...
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    MEP802A Rollin Coal - Needs Stator

    Thanks. That is basically what I tried to do but probably wasn’t holding my mouth right.
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    MEP802A Rollin Coal - Needs Stator

    Do you have any techniques to pass along on assembling that switch in post #11? I have only fixed a four level switch and that was after a bunch of yelling and throwing things! I still have another four stack switch in a jar in pieces that I gave up on. I even tried fixing pieces in place...
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    MEP-002a Help Needed on Fuel System

    Throttle body spray cleaner melts the fuel residue off the screens in the pumps without damage. It will also do a good job on the tank but you will need to get it loose so you can move it around for cleaning. While cleaning the tank, you will get enough to slosh around so you can dump the...
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    Electric Priming Pump on MEP-804A

    When you say ECU, is that a heat pump? I have several FDECU-5 heat pumps ( Field deployable environmental control units) that I run from my MEP-804a&b gensets. It is a 5 ton heatpump needing 60 amps per phase at 208v Three phase 60 hz. It will show a short about 75% of the time due to the...
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    Numerous first timer "pre-buy" questions, can I get some help?

    If you get a MEP 802, make sure the exhaust flap on top is present. No flap is almost always a precursor for large problems due to rainwater getting inside the engine And sitting for who knows how long.
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    Mep-803a new purchase without filters/fluids and batteries

    If you have never run one of these, make sure to follow the starting instructions EXACTLY (should be under the flip up cover over the controls). You have to hold the switch in start longer than you are probably used to and it won’t hurt anything. Look up threads about putting a unit in...
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    Mep 003a fuel pump connectors

    I scanned this thread and saw in post #46 that you have run this set some. DO NOT EVER idle this genset, you will ruin it. Once you get it adjusted for 60 hz, leave it alone and just switch the set off without touching the throttle. I did not understand this at first on mine but my luck...
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    30k reliability

    The electrical connection Switch (don’t know the official name) on MEPs are basically an electrical contactor so you don’t require an additional breaker for your three phase needs.
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    Mep 003a fuel pump connectors

    See post #45, melts it right off. Also works on the tank.
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    Mep 003a fuel pump connectors

    Throttle body spray cleaner will melt the fuel residue off the screens without damage.
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    Slave plug for MEP genset - cost effective options(?)

    In the original post, did I understand that the goal was to start and run a MEP genset without batteries installed? Something in the back of my mind thinks that may be bad. Am I wrong? Robert
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    Gen sets MEP need advice

    To the point about waste in the military, while instructing at pilot training at the end of my time, one instructor who flew KC135s said he knew for a fact that he had personally dumped over 1 million pounds of fuel into the atmosphere Over his career. If you end up looking for a MEP 804 series...
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    Mep 803A will not Shut off

    If you are new to MEP generators, these start different than any thing else I have ever run. Make sure to hold the start switch in crank for several seconds after it starts, it will not hurt anything.. On my 804s, the instructions under the flip up lid says hold till at least 25 psi oil...
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