15 KW 400 HZ units

[PeterD]

Almost fraud, the info-plates on the side are covered with stickers, and not photographed. If it has been as bastardized as it appears to have been, who knows what's wrong with it anyway.

 

[3dAngus]

If you run an airport,
or have a plane using 400 hz,
you could care less about a few thousand dollars for a generator. If you need it, you buy it. You won't even feel the pinch if you own the airplane. Aircraft hangar heat and cool units (HVAC systems) also use 400 hz. It's nice to work on a downed aircraft with the A/C on.
Anyway, good used aircraft generators and peripherals often go for more then common household appliances due to the nature of the asset and it's end use. Every small airport either has them, or needs one.

 

[Isaac-1]

Almost fraud, the info-plates on the side are covered with stickers, and not photographed. If it has been as bastardized as it appears to have been, who knows what's wrong with it anyway.

I am pretty sure both those plates are identical on the MEP-002a and MEP-003a, the top one is the terminal connection diagram, I am not sure about the bottom one though as I think they are missing off both of mine, I know my MEP-003a does not have a data plate there, not sure about the MEP-002a though.

Ike

 

[1800 Diesel]

3dAngus,

Good point on an airport or aircraft shop needing one--could be that's the main market for these units....now we're getting somewhere!

Kevin

 

[m16ty]

If you run an airport,
or have a plane using 400 hz,
you could care less about a few thousand dollars for a generator. If you need it, you buy it. You won't even feel the pinch if you own the airplane. Aircraft hangar heat and cool units (HVAC systems) also use 400 hz. It's nice to work on a downed aircraft with the A/C on.
Anyway, good used aircraft generators and peripherals often go for more then common household appliances due to the nature of the asset and it's end use. Every small airport either has them, or needs one.

That's what I'm thinking also. I would imagine a new 400hz generator on the commercial market would be a pretty penny. Anything you can add the word "aircraft" or "marine" and you can double/triple the price on it. Also, seeing as how a used 400hz on the civilian market would be scarce as hens teeth, these military units only make sense to somebody with 400hz aircraft needs.

 

[Jimc]

So what is the advantage to 400hz? Why donaircraft use it instead of say 50 or 60?

 

[Munchies]

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/tech_ops/read.main/429/

 

[1800 Diesel]

So what is the advantage to 400hz? Why donaircraft use it instead of say 50 or 60?

One thing I know is the weight of motors significantly lower with 400 in lieu of 60hz....