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Its rated for 20HP on 3ph. Should work fine with a MEP803.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but we don't have any technical info on the inverter itself. That is something a number of us here on the forum have wanted to find in an effort to facilitate repairs to the inverters but that has been an unfulfilled desire.

You will want to have the rotor tested for insulation integrity. At a minimum do a HIPOT test. I'll be surprised if it is OK.

I agree that the on forum search is lacking. The biggest issue is its minimum string length for searches. With all the short acronyms the militiary used for stuff it makes finding posts with MEP or ECO HUB challenging. Many times I have to resort to doing a google search limited to...

You can see how I solved the problem here - https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/cat-3116-engine-speed-sensor.203541/

Any recommended source for 22.5 wheels that may not break the bank?

You can find people testing them in grid-down situations. They do not perform to their nameplate when running from battery alone. Seems they are optimized for parallel operation where the utility handles inrush currents. When running straight off battery they can trip offline when a heavy...

Please dear god, not a solark. Anything but one of those.

Or you could go with the 10xx series machines that can parallel out of the box. By the time you do all the work to make an 80x generation machine do it, you've already paid the price difference to get 10xx machines.

And by complex it means replacing parts. The 802 or 803 shouldn't be paralled in their stock form. The voltage regulators as an example aren't designed for parallel operation and would have to be replaced with one that was designed for it.

That could explain the sudden disappearance of MEPs from the auction sites.

I had that happen on a Camaro. Rotor exploded and made a real mess.

You can browse fleabay for parts. The other option is to become a supporting member and post up a wanted list in the classified area. Some parts are generic and easy to find but some are not. If you need a relay, those are pretty cheap. Need gauges or one of the larger multi-contact switches...

I was able to find this one from the cross reference table of the NSN on digikey https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/orion-fans/OA172SAP-11-1TBXC/2620942 Has anyone bought one?

Has anyone successfully replaced the cooling fans on a MEP831 with something other than the OEM? I've been doing some searches and fans in the 150mm aka 6" range that fit are not that common. I'm in need of a couple at the moment.

Something else to consider is in the civilian world the 803 would be rated at 12.5-13kw. You don't want to run it quite THAT hard all the time but don't worry if you run it to 10kw for long periods. It should live for that.

With a modest amount of load management a 803 should handle everything you need to get you through an outage. I have an 803 here and its too much for my house. Can't keep enough load on it to prevent wetstacking. Now I run it only to charge batteries or run high current appliances. The inverter...

Right now there is a generator listed for sale on FB Marketplace that would work far better than trying to take one of MEP804/805 machines and forcing them into a scenario they were never designed for. I love these machines but I also know they aren't for everyone nor are they for every job...

Fuel, air, fire.. One of the three is missing. Fire and air are related since its a compression ignition engine. Do you have compression? Is air getting into the cylinder? For fuel its more straight forward. Is the fuel injection pump an injector working? You'll need to do some...

Yep. Not firing on all 4 is the first thing to check. Break out the IR gun and measure the temps on the exhaust manifold. Should be obvious. Don't run it any more than necessary for troubleshooting. In case there is something mechanical wrong. Minimize any possible damage that running it is...