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I have been through this process on two units. Did all the fine tuning, magnet adjustments etc. It would run fine then for no apparent reason would turn schizophrenic. I persevered for months. They were the most frustrating generators I ever worked on. I finally listened to Chris's advice and...

If you ever want to visit there will be free beer[the good stuff], food and lodging. My farm is an hour north of Pearson international airport [Toronto] and it's a 2 1/2 hour drive north to my camp. We are the same vintage and I remember the good old days. I used to go over the border to...

Any time you guys want to visit I will show you some real Canadian hospitality. Just let me know when. Guyfang I only drink European beer. My favourites are Spaten and Faxe but I'm sure you could introduce me to many others.

Here is a shot of the vent in the floor of the enclosure. So far with the vent in the floor plus the upper screened vents it hasn't overheated with the doors closed. Also I would have preferred to hard wire the generator panel but I happened to have this one on hand and it has a short extension...

Hi, I just wanted to show what I have done with my 831A and 803A. I want to thank everyone who has offered advice particularly Guyfang, DieselAddict, Dwnorton1, Daybreak, Dewie38 and many others. My 803A is installed at my house and runs great. It allows us to operate as normal with a bit of...

I reduced the pull on the magnet. Very frustrating!! I finally decided to put an indexing mark on both the magnet and it's housing with a sharpie pen so I could tell where I was moving the magnet to. I also found if I had the magnet in contact with the plate it wouldn't rotate when I tightened...

OK thanks Chris I will see what I can do.. I had to borrow a multi meter with a frequency setting to set it up. I would be interested in your opinion on VAC vs Freguency readings like ted50 asked a while back. Happy New Year

I did what you said and it jumps for sure. When I first got it it was maxed out on the speed screw and it had hardly any pull on the magnet and wouldn't shut off. I set the govenor up and used a fishing scale to set the magnet at 5 lbs but they aren't the most precise instruments you can buy...

OK Dewie I cranked it for a long time and the low oil pressure light went out fairly quickly. I continued to crank it until I was afraid I would overheat the starter. The magnet just won't release. If I manually pop the target it starts right away and operates beautifully with smooth...

Thank you both for all the information you have posted over the last while. It has been a real help. Dieseladdict has been a great source of info too. I will try cranking it longer. The low oil warning light was on.

Hi I have been reading all the generator posts for the MEP831a and downloaded the TM's. I used Guyfangs set up TM and have the generator operating as it should except for one thing. It shuts down fine which it wouldn't before but the magnet won't release to restart. My friends generator releases...