Recent content by grywitt

Hello. I bought a load bank from the auction and it didn't have any part numbers and they conveniently didn't take any pics of the big 400hz stickers on it. I've since gotten my hands on the nsn. Here it isNSN 6150-01-486-6937 I still can't find any info about the thing except that it's a load...

I guess I don't know the answer to this question but I was watching the auction for these generators and couldn't figure out why the head looked so discolored on one with very low hours. The paint hadn't even been burnt off the exhaust manifold yet but the heads looked burnt. That machine also...

It did go okay. Thanks for asking. We got home yesterday. Long trip but I chose to risk towing the generator instead of taking my 40 foot trailer up empty. Luckily it towed beautifully with no issues

It's amazing how much knowledge is on this site..

The first time I saw that setup I was stumped for a while looking at it thinking if the contactor drew in it would be a direct short phase to phase. Then I got my hands on the schematic and realized what was going on.

Yes mostly. Like Rickf said above it probably doesn't have much load to start but not knowing the machine it's possible for it to draw quite a bit during start up. I agree that it probably will run it especially since these 803A's are really more of a 12k gen.

by the way the beginning of my last post was about the 10K gen then at the end was my opinion about the 15K. I reread it and realized that wasn't clear

Its possible it will run it. It is within its specs to do so but inrush current will be the deciding factor. Motors when starting pull a lot more current than after they are running. Depending on how much load it's trying to take on when it starts makes a lot of difference. When calculating...

I will admit it made me feel a little better about my new addiction with these gens. I was thinking I'm still a long way from having one in my bed. Heck weeks probably. ha ha

In case any one was wondering about this fuel float issue. After much pulling it out messing with float positions which float was on top and bottom ect. I seem to have found a combination of float and position that is working. For several days now every time I check the low fuel light is not...

I didn't see this message. Yes I am going to pick up a couple things I bid on in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from Govplanet. I had bid on those things because a buddy of mine wanted to buy something from me so I was trying to kill two birds with one stone. Then once I bid and was going to bring...

Lol. It took me a minute to realize in your bed meant truck bed. Ha ha. I was thinking that seems uncomfortable and how did the bus driver see that. My mind must be distracted right now since I only have trucks you would think that would have clicked way sooner.

Sorry I wasn't clear. That was a steam turbine they ran from the exhaust. It was actually two diesel turbines each one could produce 25mw then if both were running we could produce about 20mw from our steam turbine. or if only one was running we would get the 10. more like 8 really but I'm...

That's real similar to the way they use the exhaust off the jet engines and the power plant to run steam turbines.i always thought that was an awesome use of waist heat. The turbines I worked around made 25mw then the exhaust made another 10. I'm pretty new here too. Yeah this is an awesome...

I won't lie I was hoping for the ability to generate 20kw total. Oops. I do have the ability to program my inverter to help the gen if the load goes over a certain amount so if the gen is running and the load goes to high it will help and when it's lower it can be charging the batteries is...