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Post some pics and we may be able to comment more knowledgeably. In my case, the rebuild paperwork was in the pouch along with the TM and NATO slave cable adapter. That paperwork made it a no-brainer to say with certainty that it was recently rebuilt at the depot. John

You obviously did not see the listings on those two 003's at Fort Dix recently. They were not trashed. They appeared to be newly refurbished units in pristine condition. Even so, I just cannot fathom the prices they realized. Mind boggling. John

I thought the generators were overpriced across the board in the most recent generator auction. A few months ago, I won a MEP-002A that was completely refurbished at the ASLAC facility, stored for a year, then auctioned off. I acquired it for $800. I was looking to upgrade to a MEP-003A in this...

I'm sure you must have the polarity correct or you would have had problems already. John

And it's polarized. John

I appreciate the offer, but the two items I am interested in end on Monday afternoon. John

Anyone around Fort Gordon that can take a look at a couple of items currently up for auction?? Thanks, John

Oh, I forgot to mention that access to the switch is through the side plate on the left side of the generator. The plate is held on by four bolts. I did not lube at the shaft in the front of the generator. John

Don't move the switch while the gen set is running. In my case, I literally used a few drops of 3-in-1 lightweight oil directly onto the metal rotation mechanism at the front of the switch, I let it sit for an hour to work into the mechanism, then went back and rotated the switch. Voila!! Worked...

I had the same issue with my Reconnect switch on my 002. Sometimes the switch would stick and/or not fully engage in the 120/240 1 phase position. I put a few drops of oil on the rotation mechanism at the front of the switch, worked the switch back and forth a few times and have had zero...

I took a quick look at the schematic after work today. The capacitor on the battery charging circuit appears to function primarily to smooth voltage/current output from the voltage regulator. If there is little or no AC on the DC output of the battery charging circuit, I would expect that a...

I'd really like to see the results of testing done on this non-standard capacitor. For all we know, it may have simply "opened" or "shorted" when power was first applied and now simply sits there with little or no functionality. Furthermore, not all AC filtration is done for purposes of...

Jerry, you may want to exercise caution until we learn a little bit more about the exact caps that were used in this instance. Besides the very general statement I made earlier about caps, there are other concerns that may be important with respect to this particular cap. I suspect a replacement...

General rule of thumb with capacitors is to use the same type (tantalum, ceramic, etc.), use the same or nearly same level of capacitance (in this case 47 microfarads or close to it), be sure the breakdown voltage is equal to or greater on the replacement capacitor and observe polarity for those...

I had a similar problem with mine initially that simply turned out to be a sticking AC Reconnect Switch (s8 on the schematic). A couple of drops of lubricant on the mechanism and some rotating of the knob with the generator shut down thoroughly cured it for me. I can see a couple of other...

It's time to get a shipping quote for shipping one of these generators from either Letterkenny or Meade since they seem to be in abundance at these locations. I'm afraid that shipping may turn out to be prohibitive however. This may be an interesting acquisition if the shipping is manageable. John

It may be jet fuel. Most of the flavors of JP fuel are basically kerosene with some additional additives. John

I established a forum post here on SS when I obtained my depot-rebuilt MEP-002A. You can check out the postings here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/auxillary-equipment/76163-mep-002a-acquisition.html There are a LOT of excellent posts in that thread from many folks here on SS who have a LOT of...

In my case, all the normal accessories that are issued with the generator (grounding rods, slide hammer, bung adapter, extra fuel hose, slave plug adapter, technical manual, etc.) were all present either on the generator, in cardboard boxes or the waterproof bag that the TM is issued in. Like...

I picked up a completely reset mep-002a awhile back from Letterkenny Army Depot. Being completely refurbished, my generator came with all the tools and ground rods (brand new), but missing the oil filter, batteries and fuel filters. The fuel strainer was present. Like you, the oil canister was...