Recent content by chb32nj

One thing you need to consider in doing the engine swap is how are you going to connect the kubota engine to the Gen Head? In my opinion I think you would have to spend a ton of $$$ at a machine shop. From my adventure last winter taking apart the Gen End on my 002a that did not produce power...

I thought I would give everyone an update on the 003a's that I picked up from the GovPlanet Rock Island Arsenal auction. I went through both units, flushed the fuel system, flushed and cleaned the IP without removing it. A special thanks to Ray70 for the guidance he gave me!! I converted the...

Hello Everyone! The Generator end is in, and everything is back together. Today was the first start up test and everything is working and now my 002a is producing power! HALLELUJAH! :) I did not do a complete load test today. I should be able to do it tomorrow. I did plug in a heat gun and...

Thanks Guy, I thought there was a small time frame for editing after making a post. Anyway, its all done. Thanks

I want to give everyone an update. I also have a correction to make from two of my previous posts. I started working on my 002a today. The first thing I did was check the winding resistance on both coils. Mike checked the F1 & F2 for me when I first talked to him and it had 32.7 ohms...

Thank you Mike and Ray! I appreciate the nice comments! :)

My original plan was to bring my mini excavator. I noticed a couple of cracks in the trailer tires and I did not want to take a chance of a blowout. In the end it was probably better just to rent from HD.

I rented it from the local Home Depot.

Update for everyone. I finally was able to get to SC to pick up the 002a generator coils from SCSG-G4. Hopefully I will get the coil installed by the weekend. I will keep updating the progress. Thanks Mike for your help. I wish I could have stayed longer to see your entire collection!

Thanks Mike, just walked in the door. I wish I could have stayed longer to see your entire collection! Next time! I am happy we got everything out of your shed and loaded without incident. Thanks again.

Thanks, It was at Rock Island Arsenal, IL. The auction was Dec 16, item #4330210. The sister unit that I mentioned sold in the Dec 2 sale.

I just picked up a AN/MJQ-18 Power Plant with (2) MEP-003a from GovPlanet. For some reason this unit sat at Rock Island Arsenal unused. Actually there were 2 of these units unused. The site contact person for GP said all the plywood sheathing from original shipping was still on it when he...

Hello Everyone, I want to give a status update on my 002a. I took the exciter stator to my local starter alternator shop. He tested it with his equipment and it definitely has a broken wire in one of the windings. I found a place locally that rewinds motors and they quoted me $1k+. I was...

Thanks Guy and Ray, this Sunday I will be checking over everything with a magnifying glass and try and get F1 & F2 and T2 & T5 figured out. This past Sunday after getting it apart I ran out of time to do a thorough inspection.

I did not unsolder the diodes but I did remove them from the bridge. I let them hang not touching anything and attached the alligator clips to it. I did not check anything on the stator rotor side. I got it apart and concentrated on the exciter stator looking for any broken wires and checking...