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    New owner of MEP 802A

    It's at 80 hours now. It has been on a few hours since I checked the oil.
  2. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    How much oil do these units use? I had mine on for a couple days last time and when I went to run it this time it was down to the bottom fill line.
  3. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I think so. That is what they wanted last night.
  4. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    They are trying to run the fridge on the convenience line. My genset isn't large enough for their house. They have 2 or three home ACs. So even if I could run a line over there I don't know what they could do with it. I am able to run my window AC units off the genset. It really provides...
  5. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    For the two legs I was concerned about the uneven load.
  6. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I had to use the generator sooner than later. My neighbor doesn't have electricity. I let him plug into one of my convenience plugs. Since we might be without electricity for a longer period of time I thought I might see what else I can do for them. Can two lines be run off the generator too...
  7. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    That's how you would test them before you throw them out.
  8. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I think it's working now. I tapped the top of each of those relays and now I have 120 coming over.
  9. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    To see if plugging them back in does anything. Pretty standard thing to do when troubleshooting something.
  10. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    Can I unplug and plug those relays while the unit is running or, do I need to turn the unit off while unplugging them.
  11. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I do see the green light.
  12. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    Is that with the AC Interrupter switch? I tried that. I think the next step is to test that relay bank. I've seen a number of people that have found a bad one there. Does that sound about right? Is there a recommended way to test these?
  13. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I'm trying to test the unit before I hook it up to anything. The plug receptacles show 120V. I checked the lugs for voltage and I do not get any voltages there. Is there a testing procedure I can follow to check the different components? I've read those relay looking things can cause this...
  14. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    Lots of good replies. I think I had some grand ideas when I thought I was going to toss this on the back of a bus. My initial idea was to get a cheap China diesel generator but you never know what you are going to get when you order direct from China. It could last a short bit or a long while...
  15. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    Has anyone seen a thread/etc where someone has taken these out of their metal case, removed them off the sled, and mounted them somewhere else? I'm trying to get an idea of how viable that would be.
  16. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    There's only one person in the world you can trust. Go look in the mirror.
  17. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    You are absolutely correct in everything you said. I don't disagree. I bought this thing to put on the back of a bus but now I might not. A generator for the house isn't something that I need. No one else is going to plug it in or turn it on. If it's 3AM I won't both with it. I never planned...
  18. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    This one: https://www.costco.com/interstate-u1-lawn-%2526-garden-battery.product.100476412.html
  19. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I bought two of the lawn batteries from Costco. I think they were $39 each. Then I bought two sets of adapters that turns them into the round post kind. They worked perfectly. The 51R were $100. I figured I could buy two sets of the lawn batteries for the same price.
  20. H

    New owner of MEP 802A

    I don't know a lineman who doesn't assume the wires are hot. They have more to worry about all the solar generation feeding into the lines than me. At least I am doing the switching manually instead of automatically. I was planning on turning off the main breaker on the panel first. Either that...
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