Milton after action

[Scoobyshep]

First hurricane power outage after joining the MEP clan, and it was a "fun" one. Wind finally took the power down at about 5am, and the 004 (yes its oversized, but it was cheap and available) decided it was gonna give me grief. heard a loud pop and was greeted by a nice and toasty fire. something in one of the c plugs in the special relay box decided that it no longer wished to be insulated and released the magic smoke. After getting that contained and in a safe state, I still needed to address the lack of power issue. Fortunately I am the prepared type and had a freshly serviced 003 in my trailer and parked at my workshop just a quarter mile away. She ran 36 hours without a complaint. Since I need to do some serious work to the 004 and replace the shed, I am strongly considering repurposing the 004 and moving the 003 in.


Stay safe out there, Check your gear, check it often and enjoy a cold beer

 

[Chainbreaker]

Yep, I understand your situation having been through a hurricane living in Lakeland, Florida in my youth. When hurricane Donna hit, we were without power for over a week +. No generator... just candles & flashlights plus bathtub water to flush the toilets & dad grilling on the BBQ every night.

That lesson is probably why I became a "generator hoarder" later in life! We don't have hurricanes on West Coast, however ice storms, fires & high winds have randomly taken out our power fairly frequently unfortunately.

 

[Ray70]

Glad everything worked out in the end. Your plan to move in the 003 instead of the 004 is definitely the right move in my opinion.

 

[m32825]

Our power is back after just shy of three days on the genset. What a huge difference in comfort it makes to have good backup power!

 

[Scoobyshep]

Our power is back after just shy of three days on the genset. What a huge difference in comfort it makes to have good backup power!

You never realize how bad they suck till you live through one.

Every hurricane I get all sorts of new friends that need generator hookups. Or the one I didn't like very much that needed his set serviced (out of spec frequency) and waited till the last moment to tell me, I couldn't talk him through it so I had to drive out there under the promise (bribe) of a steak dinner. Idle screw 1\4 turn to the left for steak. Best pay rate ever

 

[Guyfang]

What popped in the S/P Relay box?

 

[Scoobyshep]

What popped in the S/P Relay box?

So far the J10 connector and plug. I haven't had the opportunity to tear deeper into it yet to see what else is damaged

 

[Guyfang]

There are some wires to the A5 card. Look at the back and front of A5. Almost he rest of the wires just co to other boxes, at a quick glance. Never saw a J10 or assorted wires burn. P1, oh yeah.

 

[Scoobyshep]

There are some wires to the A5 card. Look at the back and front of A5. Almost he rest of the wires just co to other boxes, at a quick glance. Never saw a J10 or assorted wires burn. P1, oh yeah.

A5 looks ok

 

[Digger556]

Yikes

 

[Guyfang]

I am guessing now, but would say the problem did not originate in the S/P Relay box. No sense looking at the plug, too much collateral damage. You need to look at the wire harness and see what burnt wire went where.

 

[2Pbfeet]

I am guessing now, but would say the problem did not originate in the S/P Relay box. No sense looking at the plug, too much collateral damage. You need to look at the wire harness and see what burnt wire went where.

I agree. In the third photo above from @Scoobyshep there is a wire that appears to have burn damage in several places, though of course, it could be a stain from something else. That might be a circuit to start the search at.

All the best,

2PbFeet

 

[Scoobyshep]

I agree. In the third photo above from @Scoobyshep there is a wire that appears to have burn damage in several places, though of course, it could be a stain from something else. That might be a circuit to start the search at.

All the best,

2PbFeet

That one is part of the remote control system. It was right above the j10 connector. So far I haven't found signs of overload in the harness (didn't have enough daylight time). My prime suspect at the moment is a weak connection \corrosion in the c plug

 

[rickf]

Wow! That is one of those "where do I start" jobs there.