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    New to me 802

    Those are the leads from the generator head to the phase selector switch. So if some are broken off and not hooked up I'd stop loading it until they're fixed.
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    Do you pay tonnage with collector plates? (WA state)

    Trip permits work well with collector plates also. I also keep one in the truck.
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    Do you pay tonnage with collector plates? (WA state)

    To register as a collector vehicle, the vehicle needs to be registered already. To register you need to pay the appropriate weight fees. So you wind up paying the $$$ registration once, and then can convert to collector and pay the ~$56 for permanent. You likely can do it all in one shot, I...
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    Price for a 803A in good shape

    Multiple kits.
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    Price for a 803A in good shape

    This is why my heat pump isn't hooked to the generator. 24,000W of strip heater...
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    M923A2 - Are all 4 Batteries required to start the engine?

    Yes, only 2 are needed. Depends on the battery size, but even 2 of the original 6tmf's are enough to start it.
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    Mep803a questions

    GP has a budget to put oil, coolant and fuel in them. Plus an amount of time to try and get it running. I forgot how the local GP rep put it, but it was something like "Oh, that must have been back before I had a mechanic." when discussing a generator I'd gotten as "Cranks, won't start" that...
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    GL Lost Surplus Contract

    It varies. GL had a thought about what items were worth shipping to OK and which weren't. I've bought stuff from OK and shipped it to WA. To find the shipping labels from JBLM to OK still attached. Seems the NOS stuff went to OK. The used version stayed at JBLM. (Towbars in this case). And a lot...
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    I think I got lucky buying a Mep803A form auction!

    I think you have the order backwards. Start the load test with a load you can afford to have fried until the unit proves it works under load. I use the house now to exercise my generator. But it proved it would work for hours first with water heater elements.
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    I think I got lucky buying a Mep803A form auction!

    Ok, I'd like 100 of them. Be interesting to see if there's just a $400 per order setup fee.
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    Generator trailers (Fire extinguisher holder)

    Kidde 466204 fits in the holder... But maybe now I'll go look for a CO2 one.
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    I think I got lucky buying a Mep803A form auction!

    Think the flap is AL, and I'd be shocked if it was 18ga even.
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    Fun with PA DOT officer ending in putting me out of service + $1200 in fines

    RCW 46.25.010(6) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:... RCW 46.25.050(1) Drivers of commercial motor vehicles must obtain a commercial driver's license as required under...
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    Fun with PA DOT officer ending in putting me out of service + $1200 in fines

    Less agreements than each state passing laws to allow drivers from other states to drive without a local license. Yes, laws passed because of agreements, but... Marriage license are the only license that I know of that crosses state lines without the states agreeing to it. Yeah, this is far...
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    Grounding Question: Beating a dead horse

    Up until a few years ago (Looks like 2008) 3 wire was fine to separate buildings that had no independent metallic paths between them. You just had to bond the ground and neutral at each building and drive ground rods. You'd treat the pole as a building. And the generator as another one if it's...
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    Low Oil Pressure starts

    Well, the starting instructions say to hold it in the start position till the oil pressure comes up.
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    MEP-803A connecting to my house with an ATS.

    Naïvely, I'd note if going outside is the risk, remote start, manual transfer is an intermediate option...
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    MEP-803A connecting to my house with an ATS.

    Military generators are likely such a niche market, you're gonna need to increase your budget. A guy at work just had a 22K backup installed. NG powered. It was cheaper to go from a 11K to a 22K generator total out of pocket than to get auto-load shedding, and that's what his contractor pushed...
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    Washington members with M818s - title question

    WAC: filed 9/1/00, effective 10/2/00 RCW Used for authority of the WAC: Modified 2005: "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle ((designed)) or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:"... ((deletion)) addition...
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