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  1. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    Thanks. I assumed there should be one. I’ll have to dig through my o-rings to see if I have one that’ll fit.
  2. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    So now that I’m home I had a chance to test the battery drain. Looks like I don’t have a drain so I’m guessing the batteries just drained over time not running the generator. one more question. I have a small oil leak from the side of the engine with the oil fill. I think it’s coming from the...
  3. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    Thanks. Is there a general amount that everyone uses per gallon?
  4. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    My situation and setup are as follows: I live in Alaska, offgrid. I have solar and a battery bank. The generator will be used about 1hr everyday in the winter to charge our battery bank. Our inverter draws approximately 4kW at 30amps but the generator only shows about 2.5kW on the gauge. In the...
  5. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    Yea I’ve seen the data plate I’m just wondering what everyone’s experiences was with heating oil. For those that have used heating oil, what additives do you use and what’s the thought or science behind its usage?
  6. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    I’ll give these a test when I’m home. I’m the meantime how does the 803 run on heating oil?
  7. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    Yes I’m trying to see if I have a slow drain. Sorry for the confusion. Google led me astray.
  8. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    when I bought the generators they didn’t have any batteries in them. I bought new ones and they have been sitting in there for maybe less than 8 months. Everything was all good and dandy until I moved the genset. I hooked the system up fully and it starts but now I’m worried I have a short some...
  9. sigley89

    MEP-803a possible battery short

    So I have a fairly new to me 803. It ran fine a month or 2 ago. Today I went out to load test it and nothing. No pumps or lights kicking on. I took my multimeter to my batteries and one was at like 4v the other was at -2v. The -2v battery reversed polarity. I went out and bought a new battery...
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