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Sounds like a formula for burning out the DC charging system, with luck it is only the somewhat pricey and hard to change (under the fan shroud) DC regulator that is dead. Ike

Simply put they used the same data plate on both the MEP-113a and MEP-004a as amps and volts are the same

Building an improvised load bank for a MEP-002a can be done for under about $50-$60, just go to your local dollar store buy 5 1,500 watt cheap hair dryers (many are really about 1,200 watts), these often sell for under $10 each. (Walmart.com lists one on sale at the moment at $8.40 that claims...

My best suggestion is to try to sell it to your local air craft mechanic

It depends on the model and how long you have, most of the smaller 10KW and smaller generators have a fairly minimal charging system, say around 5 amps or so charge rate. The MEP-016D Yanmar retrofits don't have any charging system and the slave port is there for starting only, they also don't...

I think the aux pump runs any time the switch is in the aux run position, but flow is controlled by the solenoid, in the standard run position the aux pump does not run. Ike

I think it acts a both, but am not sure. Ike

While the AVR board is a common cause of this there are a number of other things that can cause this. I recently had a MEP-003a with a similar problem, I eventually tracked it down to a T2 transformer that was installed backwards. Ike

Aluminum wire should not be used in high vibration environments due to breakage issues. Ike

I am not sure which brand of lock yours has, or how old it is, but I own an older (built in the late 1960's) Mosler Class 2 cabinet, it came with an S&G brand lock. The locks used on all of these GSA containers are radiological attack resistant meaning they have plastic like gears and...

I personally would be good either way, although the rewiring would have to be more creative if there are 2 amp meters, because as I understand it the amp meter selector switch must ground out connections not in use coming from the CT, not just leave them open so they would be easy to tap from...

By the book these generators do not offer a 120/240V single phase operating mode, they offer 120V only or 240V only single phase, although many have been modified, or the design was updated to allow 120/240V operation. Ike p.s. note the technical manuals for this model have lots of mistakes...

No the manifold heaters are screwed into an electrically isolated plug

The larger the generator the harder it is balance the small line to neutral 120v connections by moving them from one side to the other, but on a 5KW MEP-002a where a single appliance can amount to 1/4 of its total rated output, it might be as simple as plugging the hair dryer, toaster oven, or...

How would you wire 2 glow plugs in series given their return circuit is through the negative ground frame? I could see wiring them 12V though through a hybrid 12/24V electrical system much like the CUCV's have. Or wire in an inline resistor which would be wasteful, but relatively easy. On a...

Since it seems most people use their MEP-002a /003a generators in 120/240V single phase mode, a pair of amp / volt meters operating in amp mode could be nice for load balancing between the two legs at once. Ike

First confirm you have flow to the injection pump, either hearing return going back into the tank, or loosen the fuel line going into the injection pump and make sure you get flow. Once that is confirmed, you will want to loosen the fuel line going into a diesel injector (avoid putting strain...

Looking good, one problem I have found with some of the cheaper digital gauges is they tend to have dim displays, so I thought I would ask, is the digital display bright enough to see in full daylight? Ike

Thanks Jerry, but I am not going to worry about it as I am putting a spin on adapter on this one. Ike

The part may have been removed from mine at some point, but I do think my MEP-003a has an older engine installed on it, one clue is the diesel injector holders are marked American Bosch, not Ambac or Yanmar like the newer injectors are. I think American Bosch name was dropped in the late 1970's...