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Sounds like advice born of long experience. Do you have a recommended foolproof way to label wires, or at least a favorite one? All the best, 2Pbfeet

To the extent that you can follow the chewed end and get a wire number, that will tell you which wire it is, and then you can look at the schematic to find the two ends, and double check with a DVM that the frayed bit goes to where you think does. Similarly on the contactor, you know which...

Do you have a photo of your wires? Just curious...

Sorry about the rodent problems. Mine had a couple of nests in it when I got mine. Try searching with your favorite search engine for "TGGT wire". Available from a number of vendors, plus the big auction site and on the jungle one. (TGGT is "PTFE Tape/Fiberglass Serving/Fiberglass Braid...

Thank you! Yes, I was remembering four wraps from somewhere, and eyeballing the photos above, it seemed like it was closer to eight conductors on @Pirotess's unit, but I had forgotten that the conductors are doubled. All the best, 2Pb

What is the correct number of wraps on a current transformer? I thought that I had seen a number somewhere, but on rereading a TM, it just recommends the same as before when replacing. I thought that I had seen a number of wraps specified somewhere, but I am not finding it at the moment...

Thanks! There is nothing like the voice of (extensive) experience. All the best, 2Pb

So, I stripped the old 100E10 wire out, and replaced it. Pretty straight forward. I did notice that the ground terminal on the panel board is bolted through a 1/8"aluminum support to the frame, the same one that the ground to neutral bar bolts to. So, that would mean any AC miswiring would short...

Yes, it seems like it has been quite the weather this year for Colorado. The wind and hailstorms have been impressive. The twist locks are definitely ubiquitous. I just figure that most of the time that I’m going to be using my generator involves bad weather, so I would like something that is...

+1 on SeaFoam in the fuel, and in via the "glow plugs" (aka intake heaters) to get it into the top of the cylinders. SeaFoam makes a version designed to be sprayed in the intake while running specifically to remove carbon and free up rings...

Nice (re)build, and postings! FWIW: It may not matter as much in dry Colorado, but you can also get IEC 60309, pin and sleeve connectors and outlets that are waterproof, available in both three phase and single phase 120/240 versions. It is the same standard used on the standard spiders. This...

Ok. I find that is helpful. I can live with random stuff happens. It did take me awhile on the schematics to realize that the wire was probaly E100. I wonder if part of the issue was that the wire is part of both the DC and the AC (ground) circuits, so neither fish nor fowl. All the best, 2Pb

Thank you eagle eye! That is good news as it seems 10ga wire seems to be much easier to find. I'm still a little curious as to how someone put enough amps into that wire to char it. I was looking at the first photo again, and I think that there is a terminal ring there on the neutral lug...

I have everything but the wire on hand. Lots of other equipment to maintain. 😀 All the best,and thanks again for the wire size. 2Pb

My apologies for posting incorrectly, and for not describing the location accurately. The wire that I meant does run from the starter to TB1. You can see the bare wire on the attachment side, as well as the chewed on filter(?). Thanks again. All the best, 2Pb

I do, and thank you for assembling them all in one place. I'm still learning how to use them, and slowly going through them. I need a little more familiarity to get the hang of the NSN and how to backtrack them a meaningful description and a part number. I went through that TM schematic...

Well, there is that, too, ;), but I meant which TM has that information? I did have an earlier poke around the net trying to run down the snazzy fiberglass tinned wire and there didn't seem to be many sources in 6Awg... All the best, 2Pb

Thanks! Any pointers on where should I have looked to find that? All the best, 2Pb

Thanks that is a great pointer for the future. It is an MEP-803A, and unfortunately the wire is so charred that I haven't found legible numbers anywhere. I think it is wire 100E (the connection between the engine 12V ground on the frame, and the GND ground lug on the output panel). Eyeballing...

Upfront, I just want to say how invaluable this forum is. I have been reading for a few years, and it gave me the confidence that I might be able to get an MEP-803A up and running. Not there yet. But I bought one. Backstory: I just picked up an '06 MEP-803A, with 22 hours on it. Given the age...