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Boy I'm relieved.
Peter the exciter seems to me being a swap to me. The inside of it is very dirty plus a orange round sticker on the outside. Not like the other boxes that are very clean.
It could have been swapped after the gen quit running correctly. Don't know for sure but highly suspect...
I found 2 red lettering wires coming out of the exciter box. D11G16 and D12G16 not P11G16 and P12G16
All the other wires have black lettering.
Could the schematic be wrong?
So Im assuming J16 connects to J13.
Kris
Guyfang, Peter
I was tossing and turning thinking about the same thing. Why was I getting 100 volts and was able to increase to 105.
But I like to turn over all the rocks.
Can you tell me where J16 is at? And TB16.
Kris
Now Im getting scared. In research my mentor always said don't go forward until you figure out the real problem.
So how do we check the coil inside the gen?
Kris
Don't know what an exciter coil is. You mean what I have been calling a transformer that it toast? Still trying to figure out what to do about it. Cant find a replacement that I can afford.
Kris
Im pretty sure the gen was not started up for over two years before I got it. It had department of New York City written on the side of it when I got it. It was sitting in Columbus Ohio for years without use. That's why maybe it only showed 300 hours.
No real history on the gen.
Kris
Peavpv,
Thanks for the info. It is very telling. Hope someone will benefit from your post.
I wish I could understand it. Not saying you are not understandable. My fault. I am a mechanical engineer and a neophyte in this area problem solving.
Again thanks for the info.
Kris