Recent content by Motownmike

Thanks Harleyd I just might try that, I've seen it done on aircraft starter generators that have been dropped. On a positive note our power was restored while I was out filling the water tank. So I have more time to troubleshoot. Mike

Hi everyone, so the power goes out with the recent storm and my MEP 004a is doing what it did las Feb. After I start it, while holding up the start switch to flash the field, all I get is a grinding starter. I believe we narrowed it down to the speed safety switch last time. I removed the...

Great Vid! :!: Be careful will 'ya? You took a pretty good poke there Sewerzuk! I'm glad that was not your last video, I'd hate to see you get injured or worse. Real interesting and I learn something with everyone you post. Thanks again for a great job and congrats on bringing another one back...

Flawless.... Hey Sewerzuk, I finished the conversion last Saturday, everything worked out perfectly. I ended up spending more time cutting that dog-gone bussbar than I wanted to because I couldn't find my Dremel tool. I still have an issue with flashing the field, but it's all oil pressure...

Ken, that's what I was planning to do, I just have to find my Dremel tool! Thanks for the generator tutorial at your webpage, I don't have enough time this morning to go over it all, it will have to wait for work. Mike

My Connection Board Sewerzuk, I went out and started the conversion tonight. My set seems a little different than yours, my buss bar is bolted underneath, it's going to be a pain to cut it. If I remember correctly yours is on top of the board. I took a couple of pics to show everyone. Thanks...

Thanks PeterD & Sewerzuk! As soon as I got home, I pulled the throttle halfway out, checked the overspeed reset (yes that's what I was referring to) disconnected and reconnected the canon plug and fired her up. Starter dis-engaged properly and the frequency meter went straight to 62 HZ. I...

Reset switch? Thanks Sewerzuk, I will give that a try when I get home from work today. I'm worried that I messed something up, the throttle control was all the way in and since there is no tach on this, I left it there for half an hour while I checked for leaks. I'm thinking of installing an...

No Field Flash Well, I went out today to do some more checking on the set. When I tried to flash the field, the starter would just grind on the flywheel, and I couldn't flash the field. For some reason the starter is engaging while the engine is running and I push the switch up, I tried it a...

Load Bank I need to go to Flint and source some used electric water heaters and drying machines to make a load bank for the new set. Maybe I could set up a hot tub in the barn with the gen-set powering it outside, just for maintenance reasons, of course. Seriously though, one of my concerns is...

Standalone meter Hi Sewerzuk, I do have a Fluke here that can check the freq, my fingers were getting too cold out there so I gave up for the evening. We've got a pretty stiff wind blowing out here and I can't fit the set into the barn without removing the stacks. I'm pretty happy with the...

Thank You I'll meter that out when I get home from work today. I think the gage is functioning because it does register, it just falls off as the rpm reachs steady-state. The transducer sounds like the culprit. Mike

HI everyone. I just purchased this set, and thanks to Sewerzuk's videos, I was able to get it running in no time at all. I do have a question/issue. After the start and flashing of the field, I get voltage output on the gage, but the frequency meter starts to rise on start then when it reaches...

If you run into trouble, I will be there picking up a 15kw genset. I only live an hour away from the yard. Mike

The 5 ton has a 78 gallon tank.