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    Steel Soldiers giveaway sponsored by hawkerbattery.com

    Thanks for the opportunity
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    Mep 831 no power at load legs troubleshooting help

    Ok pulled the switch and yes the bottom float was lightly gunked up and stuck to the bottom of the tube. I did find that when the floats (both J-11 & J-8 are at the lowest position on the tube there was continuity between them and when they were at their highest there was no continuity. A...
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    Mep 831 no power at load legs troubleshooting help

    Ok- I unplugged the two red leads from the harness to the switch and jumped them as recommended. I left the other 3 wire connector (black, blue & yellow) connected- No fix same issues. Then decided to run with the red wires unplugged and wallah everything worked as it should. She's producing...
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    Mep 831 no power at load legs troubleshooting help

    Ok- referred to the laminated schematic found inside the genny and found the J4 plug There was reference to the P4-10 port and it said it was located in spot 26 of the female J4 connector. Completed the trouble shooting sequence and did not have any of the required 20-32 volts when the unit...
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    Mep 831 no power at load legs troubleshooting help

    Picked up two Mep 831's during the last Lockborne auction. Both with 2 hours since last reset in 2012. Conducted all the PMCS prior to attempting to start. The first started, load tested and runs flawlessly. The second started, smoked a wee bit more than the other, produces power to the...
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    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    Jay722: did you ever solve the ac power to the service lug issue? If so, what was the remedy? Just purchase one with 2 hours on the reset and it appears to be demonstrating the same promblems.
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