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Typically breakers are sized to protect the wire (or in the case of a generator the head) so increasing breaker size is usually asking for trouble

The power in my neighborhood was so bad that a breeze would take it down. Last major outage was Irma, 9 days with no ac in september sucked. ever since investing in MEP (and a few bad legal words to the utility) the longest outage was 2 hours.

This is why I keep a spare belt on hand. And several spare generators... Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

That's the best solution. You can usually use the existing wiring, just bypass the transducer

IIRC Donaldson P131919

Close but you're off by 1

Wasn't this a 005?

Gauges are nice, but can't beat a fluke

Called It!

Sealent wise look at the instructions it will list what's useable. I usually use locktite 567 (not a threadlock, it's a sealant for oils.

Ive never seen one. However I have been playing with the idea of re-annodizing one and having it laser engraved Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

Quite simply Add load Long answer: wetstacking can be an issue however it doesnt happen overnight. What i do is after an outage or on a periodic basis wire in a set of heaters and let it bake. If you are really concerned that it needs to happen now any heavy load appliance will do ( Bake a...

There is nothing preventing you from : A. Turning on the generator with line power available B. Turning the generator on during an outage with the house main in the closed position. The only thing preventing the generator current from reaching outside of your home is a written procedure of...

You are setting yourself up for a massive injury to yourself or others. To properly feed your house you need at minimum an interlock to prevent generator current from ever leaving your home. Using the generator lugs as a feed through to power your air compressor is a big nono. Sent from my...

Hz and volt yes. Not sure on overexcite (sw3) Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

I would go over everything you moved and double check connections. Then you need to see what voltage the avr is seeing Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

Where are you getting the sense from? It needs to come from L1 and L3. If you are using L2 it could cause this Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

I did the single phase conversion on the 005. The same one I did the avr on however the avr mod I did is significantly different than the one you did. Not to mention the single phase conversion I do is a touch different physically (not electrically). So we would be comparing green apples to red...

Dont feel bad, I recently did a service call on an inoperable machine, Short version is they tend to work better with the Emergency stop Not pressed.

Great work, And as a fellow Hurricane target (FL) Good luck with the storm and be safe