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OK Boys and Girls !! I got this figured out ! Ok a old friend came over with a tach to see what the engine is doing. We put the tape on the balancer. fire it up and it was running 1550 to 1625 RPM . Still have low frequency and voltage. I went to go get a small screw driver and just before I was...
Bought a tach last night. It should be here before weeks end I hope. A friend is swinging by tonight with his fluke so I'm hoping we get somewhere . I'll look in to extech in the meantime.
Nope there is a easier way :-) . once the engine is running and you have set the throttle up to near proper speed. Turn the starter switch on again for about 3-5 seconds. The starter will not Engage !! it will only flash the field and you should see voltage and frequency.
Also on page 230 it shows the pump adjustment on the low speed idle. Mine had been backed out shout 2 1/2 turns. I adjusted it but it only increased the frequency by about 1 hz When it was back where it was.
Also I went over all of the wiring and only found 1 issue even though it really shouldn't be a issue. The GND wire to the output board was rubbed threw it's shield against the gen housing. Being that's grounded as well it shouldn't have caused any issues.
Thank you ! ! Everything I have been taught is the frequency is rpm. Even though the engine sounds like it is screaming. I have no way to check rpm. I'm wondering if that unit is miss adjusted . Or bad. I have seen alot of them removed on gens being sold.
Does anyone know anything about the Woodward control box in these units ? Noticed some frequency and over speed adjustments on it. The voltage at the meter on the control panel is reading 87 volts from L1 to neutral .
Got my MEP-806a started today. Engine runs great !! But have a under voltage light. Frequency wont go above 51.5 hertz and the 110 outlet puts out 22 VAC ? I have been reading the TMS for over 4 hrs and checked a few things. The big issue I see in the TMs is they cover either or problems but not...
Now now Richard! ! Just because you don't like them doesn't make them bad. It's like possum casserole , just because it bites you back doesn't mean it doesn't taste good. ;-)
To answer your other question. It uses 4 large 12v batteries. I normally go to Walmart and get 4 of the 65 series. They are hooked up in both series and parellel. Another thing if the truck is a roller I'd bet the brakes are caged as well. Some GL lots won't let you work on trucks there...