Generator wont run anything. It puts out 5 volts at full throttle according to the multimeter i tested it with. It has not been run in 2 years but it was supposedly good. I bought just the generator head, used, and put on a spare honda engine i had. Anyone got any ideas? I use it for my burner as well as some other stuff i carry on the trailer.
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Douglas Hicks
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Unless your battery is a 4 volt, you cannot keep the starting battery charged. If you only have 5 V, you probalbly do not have 20 Amps to keep the burner operating. You could have a bad gernerator, diodes, or regulator. This is assuming the RPM of your PW is enoght to generate the voltage needed.
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It's directly driven using lovejoy jaw couplers. The RPM could possibly be off, but it wouldn't be off a whole lot. When i bought the unit the receptacles were missing and the wires were left bare. If they touched each other at all which i am sure they probably did the capacitor would have been discharged. I suspect this is the problem, and you are supposed to use a 12v battery connected to the receptacles momentarily while running to get it going again. However doing so didn't fix the problem but it does change the output some. I cant get it to go over 7v. While the receptacle leads are connected to the 12v battery you do hear the generator put a heavy load on the motor so i suspect i am on to something. I don't quite have the nerve to leave it there long like some people have suggested you do for a large capacitor tho. (Some say up to 3-4 minutes).
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I've searched and searched and found the manual for my generator but no sure answers yet. Thanks for the post tho
There is a troubleshooting diagram that I need to follow. It's probably going to end up at the shop but never know I'm usually a DIY kinda guy, i rarely have to take something in. This may be the rare case. I really suspect a discharged or faulty capacitor tho.Freakypapa
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my generator ate after 100 hours. It was putting out 5 volts too. I had to replace it, it was on warrantee, but the shop charged me 220 bucks just for shipping. I could strangle them.. But while i was waiting, i patched my burner and reclaim pumps together with my other 110 volt genset i carry on board. Don't you hate the way everything breaks or screws up right in the middle of a job?
Yea. Im trying to get my setup going so i can be totally self contained requiring only water and fuel from outside sources. Gotta have this generator going.
I did make some progress tho i think. As i was out getting the numbers off the side of the capacitor so i could try and find a new one online, i noticed what appeared to be rust coating the magnets on the rotor and stator. I bet this is the problem. I think it explains why attempting to flash/restore the magnetism and charge the capacitor had little effect. After a couple years of storage it makes alot of sense.
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Low voltage is usally a sign of a bad voltage regulator. If your rpm"s are to low you will have low hertz, if rpm is to fast hertz will be high. Hertz should be between 58 and 62.