Keith_J
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That MEP 018a probably was dirty in the bottom coil, this reduced cooling and with the load off the convenience outlet also being that one, it overheated.
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A single 15 amp load off of only one coil is pretty harsh especially if it's for any length of time. Even the wire feeder probably puts a good load on it too, and probably for more of a duration than the saw.We used the "convenience" outlet for all 120VAC needs and it has a 15-amp fuse, which never blew The welder was a wire feed type, don't know the rating...the circular saw and the miter saw could be close to 15A, though.
For this use, there was nothing connected to the 240VAC output.
Cured CARC isn't an issue. About the worst is the chromium oxide (Cr2O3), that isn't the toxic hexavalent type (CrO3). This oxide of chromium is what gives 383 its green color.I hope you wore a good respirator when removing that CARC.
//////////////////We used the "convenience" outlet for all 120VAC needs and it has a 15-amp fuse, which never blew The welder was a wire feed type, don't know the rating...the circular saw and the miter saw could be close to 15A, though.
For this use, there was nothing connected to the 240VAC output.
///////////The main power connection is to the lugs. The 120V receptacle is just a convenience outlet. You can idle them, but shouldn't, because as I understand it, the AC regulator will try like crazy to keep the output voltage up, to the point of failure. Keep the throttle set so the engine immediately comes up to 1800 RPM (60 Hz on the meter).
I read about the double fault thing and ignored it because I use my 003A to power the house, and it's always in 240/120 mode, so sorry, I can't help you there.
My dad has 2 MEP-002, one at the shop and one at his house just over the Wisc boarder. He runs Rotella Synthetic 5W-40, Summer and Winter with no issues. Last winter his house MEP ran for 15 hours straight in an outage and the oil is still was like new this spring, also didn't change the air filter to "Cold Weather".///////////
Here in Northern Illinois, temps can range -30F to 105F.......... is there any reason that a 5w30 multigrade oil couildn't be used in the MEP- 002?
Just checking... thanks, kurt w
////////////My dad has 2 MEP-002, one at the shop and one at his house just over the Wisc boarder. He runs Rotella Synthetic 5W-40, Summer and Winter with no issues. Last winter his house MEP ran for 15 hours straight in an outage and the oil is still was like new this spring, also didn't change the air filter to "Cold Weather".
/////////////////////////////////////////////////I just found this thread at smokstak: MEP-003A Generator - SmokStak It has a good photo of the jumper wire for 120V-only mode. It also mentions that you can't leave the jumper there and switch back to 240V single phase mode.
/////////////////////If I wanted to run an 002A to get only 120, I'd still use it in 240 mode. That way I could run two 20A or 30A circuits directly, and the built-in breaker would protect both circuits without having to make a distribution panel with breakers.
///////////It's my understanding that multi-pole breakers are designed to trip if any one pole is overloaded. Anything else would not be safe.