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GR, I know what you mean about what has been stated here and many other places previously. I'm very sure that all the warnings were sincere as well. DW, yes, if it's giving 60 Hz power, the engine is running 1800 RPM. The catch is that the frequency meter on the generator may or may not be...

The pistons follow each other, but are one full revolution apart in the cycle. One cylinder fires each 1/2 turn of the engine.

That's often true of generators that have a regulator that supplies current directly to the exciter field, but the 002 and 003 work opposite to that. The regulator supplies current to CVT1 to reduce the field current. This means that running the engine slower than 1800 rpm causes the regulator...

The range of the throttle adjustment is pretty limited, so it doesn't really matter very much where it's set for your first start. Just get it running and adjust it to 60 Hz. The 002A and 003A regulators are not in danger if the speed is below 1800 RPM (60 Hz) so don't be scared. From my...

Normally it's set for 1800 RPM = 60 Hz and left there. There's no need to change it for starting, etc.. You probably know, but the coarse adjustment is by pushing the button and moving the big knob in and out. Fine adjustment is by turning the big knob. It's live when the engine is running...

Not such good eyes, just the use of CTL-F in my PDF file viewer to search for "1 cylinder". :-D I think the illustration you posted was chosen to show how to use the dial indicator, and the editor who chose it wasn't thinking of which cylinder he showed, but that's just a guess, of course...

I found it in TM5-6115-585-34 on page 7-40:

I had a chance to run my 003A yesterday. I varied the engine speed from lowest to highest, both with and without a 6 kW 240V load. The regulator current didn't vary a lot, but tended to increase with load and with increased engine speed. It was highest with the 6 kW load at maximum engine...

If any more renters pay with Dynasties and you don't need another one, feel free to email me. Intuitively I know that transformer machines are more rugged than inverter machines, but I don't think I'll ever go back. I didn't mean to hijack the thread, but you can really get a lot more welding...

To add some confusion, some fittings are now made with a dual taper to work with both standards.

Good news! Let's hope it keeps improving.

I have a Dynasty 200DX, and you're absolutely right: A welder like that will easily run on power from an 002A, and it weighs 45 lbs. and can be carried like a suitcase. I guess the downside is that it's around $3,000. There are oriental versions that cost a lot less though. I'd still save...

Oops, I meant jbk probably has the fix. ^ But you probably figured that out. :-D

Gotcha. So then mrcarman probably has the fix. ^

From what you said, I'm not sure there's anything wrong with your switch. They're spring loaded, and snap suddenly from one position to the next. I have to turn mine a good part of the way to the next position before it snaps over to that position.

Hmmm... :beer:

I guess that brings up the next question: What does it take to buy or build a suitable centrifuge? Edit: I see that this has been asked before in other threads, so we can end the hijack if you prefer.

What kind of waste oil do you burn in the generator, what filtering or processing do you do, and is the injection system on my 003A able to do this safely too?

Thanks SZ, this stuff is really interesting. Lee, I was thinking that, but hesitant to open the can of worms on the forum. It should work fine, but yesterday I ran through the numbers with my son, and 1 kWh of electricity from the power company costs us about 10 cents. One kWh of power from...

What's the current draw of the air conditioner at 120V? If you assume 10 Amps, running for 8 hours, that's 80 Ah at 120V = 9600 Watt-hours. If you use something like 200 A-h Trojans, which are 6V batteries, they'll give 1200 Watt-hours each, so 8 of them will barely make it with a perfect...