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    Why are military generators so big?

    Have bought 5 MEPs from GL. I try not to bid on very high hours units or ones with damaged or missing parts. Lowest hrs was 9 on an recent 802 reset. Highest, a 002 with 1,800. Most have needed a little work, a couple needed more, but that was OK too. Having to fix something is a good way...
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    Why are military generators so big?

    ^^The size of the head is because they are robust and overbuilt. Where a modern "consumer grade" civilian generator rated a 5 KW means it can make 5KW for a few minuits at a time when it is new, 5KW on an MEP means it can make 7KW (at least in the case of the 002) all day, 24/7 for thousands...
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    Why are military generators so big?

    The windings are indeed robust. But they are not different than any old style or commercial grade, well made 1800RPM, 12 lead connected generator. The MEP-002 and 003 use the same gen head as their respective counterparts in the Onan DJ series. If you look up an Onan DJE for instance, you...
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