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The question I would ask is what is your "base load"? How much power are you drawing 60% of the time? I doubt its anywhere near 10kw. The reason I mention this is if you aren't loading these generators up enough you will have problems with them. I have a 10kw here at home and its WAY TOO BIG...

Parade day in Efland! The truck was a big hit. Lots of people came by to check it out and all the kids wanted to climb inside. We had a lot of fun.

I recently bought 3 of the Gen5x2 chargers. One for the MEP803, one for the MEP802, and one for the M1081. All working perfectly. No need to disconnect anything. Just wire it to the batteries and you are good to go.

To jump ahead a bit, have you turned the engine over yet? If you haven't, thats good. Once you have fuel pumps figured out, you'll need to verify that the injection pump is free. You should remove it and free it up before you start it. Failure to do this will damage the pump. Its not the end of...

I drop the positive into a glove while I'm testing.

Build one using some copper tubing. It will take you some time but it can be done. If you measure the inside and outside of the connector on the generator you'll see that is compatible with a couple sizes of normal "L" copper tubing. Take the larger size and slit it so it fits over the outside...

I hate to overlook the obvious but when the unit starts you are showing AC voltage on the meter and do you have voltage at the convenience outlet?

Recommend starting a new thread. It will be better for us to help you.

For the purposes of backup power, don't beat yourself up over phase imbalance. If this was a PRIME application where the generator ran months and months then maybe I would worry.

Give the transformers a look and see how they are wired. A photo of the data plate with wiring diagram would be helpufl. Are they sending a single phase of 480v with a neutral (aka 277v) to create your 240/120? That would make the most sense and also be lower cost transformers since its a...

If you are determined to keep the MEP804 the simplest solution is to create a single phase critical loads panel with lights, fridge, microwave, etc on it for that "extra" phase on the generator. Run the other two phases to your main panel. My setup here at home is kinda like that with my base...

I blew out a crap-ton of leaves and acorn from the back and around all the cracks and crevices yesterday. Does that count? :D

I could really use those.

But for my $$$ it’s a lot easier to buy a couple of lawnmower batteries for like $75 and put them in series. Done.

If I were going to try this I’d put a 12v starter on the engine. I’d use the boost converter to power up the 24v systems on the generator. I’d energize the 12v starter solenoid from a Relay on the 24v starting circuit. The starter cutout could be used to disconnect the boost converter when the...

it does. My comment is more applicable to the 831 since it has a permanent magnet alternator and doesn’t need an external jump to excite it. You could use a 12v to 24v boost converter to excite the systems on a 802/803 once you start the engine With a 12v starter.

Put on a 12v starter with a button to engage it and leave the rest of it as it is. Should work fine. Use a 12v charger wired into the 120vac to recharge the starting battery.

The 831 is very sensitive to high starting loads. Mine will not start a 120v construction compressor where my 802 starts it without a grunt. I put a hard start capacitor on the compressor to see if that made a difference and nope. Trips immediately when I turn It on.

I have a couple of spare inverters from parts machines that after seeing this I'm considering rebuilding before doing anything else with them.

If its a Grundfos pump then its fine.