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Powering a new to me metal lathe. Motor: 208 v , 3 phase , 3 hp. ( drawing 4 amps under load. My 803a is wired to a transfer switch where I can either power the house 240v emergency panel or the shop 240v outlets ( appropriate interlock(s) installed). My question is about proper ground - (...

We had a rain/ wind storm on Monday which resulted in over 1500 seperate power outages initially impacting 130k customers in New Brunswick. 803 has been flawlessy powering the house for 62 hours and counting. ( we are in a rural area , likely to be another 24 to 48 hrs before power is restored)...

Acquired the 802 from gov auction marked as " nonfunctional- sold for scrap". Intent is to strip for spares all parts compatible with my 803a. Obvious sign of rodents infestation and although hard to see in pic, Clear that rodents chewed through fuel line to main pump causing leak and minor fire.

Lost power at 02:00 this AM . -44°C wind chill ( celcius and Fahrenheit converge at -40 ). Pre- heated the 803 for 20 min. using the artic Heather. Has been running flawlessly 😀.

Chasing a gremlin. The set has been working fine. New air/fuel filters, read all TMs , fine tuned / adjusted everything I can. 803 is set up for house emergency power or shop use. Using various size shop heater to load. Not consistently, but randomly will bogg down over 40 amps. Never...

Found a 73 us gallons reefer tank. Built a stand so I could load on a trailer with the skidsteer when needing refills. Quick disconnect before the pump for the 803 and quick disconnect after the pump for fuel nozzle. Put about 60hrs on the set so far. Aux pump kick in at 1/4 tanks and...

Recently got the 803 running. Put approx 18hrs run time in the last week performing various load test. Have access to various 5A, 10A , 20 and 23A 240v load. I was able to bring the load to 60A - 115% - Once and set ran fine. Problem is I can't do it consistently. If I try to step up the...

Moved the 803 to its permanent location , and did initial load test. The double throw switch and sub panel in the shop worked as planned. Loaded at 20.6A -46.12A - 54.37A. Water temp constant at 190°, oil pressure 40psi ,Hz from 60.5 at no load to 59.5 at 54.37 I reviewed a post from KennyO...

In process of getting 803 running ( never fired up this far). A bit of history; got this set on Canadian version of gov surplus. No history, no indication of conditions at time of purchase. Set has 1810hrs and from different marking on various parts looks like it was serviced then parked...

Finally getting around to work on getting generator started ( Canadian DND set). Notice the wire was cut. Read most of the threads and TM .but cant quite figure out what the sensor is for, any input would be appreciated.

Hi, new to the forum and I have read as much as I can from all the info on the forum. The TM and various thread have given me very good background on the 803. I have recently acquired a surplus military 803. Was told that it was in working condition before being declared surplus...