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The 52 amps at 120/240V single phase came from the WIKI MEP 002A and 003A - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite (this also happens to be double the output of the MEP-002a which makes sense) I am not sure on the breaker ( I own a MEP-002a, and a couple of MEP-016's, etc ), but I am...

Your question is a bit open ended, but if your asking what size breaker you should feed into your panel when using a MEP-003a and an interlock kit, you want it to be equal or greater than the rated output of the generator, in this case the MEP-003a in 120/240V single phase mode is 52 amps, you...

They both appear to be the same, both are made in china clones of the real Stamford Newage SX-460 which runs about $300 new. If you look at them carefully there do seem to be 2 or 3 different made in China clones out there, there is not much visible difference between the models though, some...

I have a few guesses about the MEP-002a/003a voltage regulator circuit, but have not studied it in detail, one thing that I can say is that I see no reason that an SX-460 should not work (the field resistance and current are within the spec range), it is not as plug and play as installing on a...

Hardy diesel is a generator dealer in California, they used to do a lot of business in imported china diesels before the EPA crack down. They also sell a cheap digital volt/hz meter for about $20 on ebay ( it is not shown on their web site). Ike

Hmm, you could probably set a delay on the unloader, by chance is this a Davey compressor? Ike

They always do

Yes, I have one in my shed on the 55 gallon drum that feeds my MEP-701a, and one at work on a 450 gallon tank. Handy kit, but is really designed for a return fuel system, for the drum here at the house I have a small vacuum release valve from Lowes screwed into the second small hole (3/8 inch...

My best guess is this way you get more amps, and therefore a higher trip point when in 1 phase mode, than when in 3 phase mode.

Check with your local electrical inspector to see if they will accept an interlock kit, they are not allowed in some places even though they are accepted by the current NEC code. Ike p.s. I doubt you will find one at Lowes, likely you will have to order through an electrical parts house, or...

The next step I would try is checking the output diodes in the rectifier bank, instructions should be in the TM. The thing I worry about is they may test good, but are just getting to the point of starting to break down under load. With luck one or more will test marginal compared to the...

Mechanically governed generators should generally be set to about 62 Hz at no load, so that they will droop to 60 Hz at full load. A well calibrated mechanical governor can do a little better than that, so depending on luck and skill you may find your able to achieve full load droop to 60 Hz...

I agree that the MEP-002a was most likely inactive for the majority of time in that environment (at least after it was serviced and received the new fuel tank, etc.) , however the pair of MEP-016D's appear to have run in it until the small in tank fuel filters were completely clogged, how long...

The MEP-002a is a bit different, I don't know if an SX460 would be an appropriate AVR for it or not, I will try to find the specs on the exciter resistance and operating current then give you a best guess. I have never heard of anyone using an SX 460 on a MEP-002a or MEP-003a. Ike p.s. it...

I don't know on the MEP-002a off hand, but was just looking at the information in the TM for the MEP-016b (the MEP-016e is a 016b that has been retrofitted with a Yanmar L100 engine), it is a bit of an odd breaker as the amperage is different for L1&L2 than for L3 this way it can be used for...

Take a look at the link I posted for installing an SX460 on a MEP-016D last weekend, I will be doing the same on my MEP-701a / 016B in the next few days, weather and delivery by the postal service permitting. You should have wires from outside the AVR going to 6 terminal screw, there are also 3...

There are several sellers on ebay that sell the SX460 clones search on "sx460 voltage regulator", there are also a number of generator equipment dealers that will sell you an SX460 clone, but their pricing tends to be a bit more than ebay, they will also sell you real Stamford Newage SX460's...

I don't know if I would go that far, I recently bought 3 MEP generators 2, 3KW Yanmar powered MEP-016D's (one of the 16D's went to a fellow board member) and a MEP-002a that had served time in a place where they had very fine red sand. The stuff was almost as fine as flour, the two little...

Clone SX460 shipped from in the US on ebay for under $50, just ordered another one myself, look at my recent thread http://www.steelsoldiers.com/auxiliary-equipment/94526-mep-016-sx460-avr-shuffle.html Although at this point my gut feeling is your problem is likely a bad rectifier diode under...

This still sounds like the output transistor, although it could be another component on the voltage regulator or even a rectifier diode going bad. Before searching too far, I would replace the output transistor again, they are relatively cheap, you may have bought a bad one, it happens. Also...