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  1. Scoobyshep

    003a breaker trips when loaded

    I It's absolutely possible. Not to mention these are apples to oranges. Your standard household breaker is a thermo mag breaker (thermo being the slow overload trip, mag(netic) being the inrush. Their trip curve (time vs current) is rather forgiving (especially GE breakers). Now for...
  2. Scoobyshep

    003a breaker trips when loaded

    It's not the FLA you need to look at right now. It's the inrush. They can take as high as 10 times the FLA on startup
  3. Scoobyshep

    8906K4519 Circuit Interrupter Switch

    Short answer: it's normal, and holding closed is a not so good idea Long answer: These are momentary switches. So the return to center is normal. The way these circuits work is electrically held. Meaning when you select closed the contactor closes and electrically holds itself on...
  4. Scoobyshep

    mep 005a run ten sec then quit changed transducer

    I believe that's what it's for,
  5. Scoobyshep

    Kohler NF2D upgrade breakers question

    Typically breakers are sized to protect the wire (or in the case of a generator the head) so increasing breaker size is usually asking for trouble
  6. Scoobyshep

    Mep-831 at it again. !!!

    The power in my neighborhood was so bad that a breeze would take it down. Last major outage was Irma, 9 days with no ac in september sucked. ever since investing in MEP (and a few bad legal words to the utility) the longest outage was 2 hours.
  7. Scoobyshep

    Tree down, on generator power now

    This is why I keep a spare belt on hand. And several spare generators... Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk
  8. Scoobyshep

    Hertz gauge jumping mep804a

    That's the best solution. You can usually use the existing wiring, just bypass the transducer
  9. Scoobyshep

    MEP-803A Amperage/load questions

    Gauges are nice, but can't beat a fluke
  10. Scoobyshep

    G-17 thread sizes

    Sealent wise look at the instructions it will list what's useable. I usually use locktite 567 (not a threadlock, it's a sealant for oils.
  11. Scoobyshep

    Cant see letters on MEP002A on switches

    Ive never seen one. However I have been playing with the idea of re-annodizing one and having it laser engraved Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk
  12. Scoobyshep

    MEP-803A Amperage/load questions

    Quite simply Add load Long answer: wetstacking can be an issue however it doesnt happen overnight. What i do is after an outage or on a periodic basis wire in a set of heaters and let it bake. If you are really concerned that it needs to happen now any heavy load appliance will do ( Bake a...
  13. Scoobyshep

    003a breaker trips when loaded

    There is nothing preventing you from : A. Turning on the generator with line power available B. Turning the generator on during an outage with the house main in the closed position. The only thing preventing the generator current from reaching outside of your home is a written procedure of...
  14. Scoobyshep

    003a breaker trips when loaded

    You are setting yourself up for a massive injury to yourself or others. To properly feed your house you need at minimum an interlock to prevent generator current from ever leaving your home. Using the generator lugs as a feed through to power your air compressor is a big nono. Sent from my...
  15. Scoobyshep

    Mep-005A Voltage Regulator replacement and single phase conversion

    Hz and volt yes. Not sure on overexcite (sw3) Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk
  16. Scoobyshep

    Mep-005A Voltage Regulator replacement and single phase conversion

    I would go over everything you moved and double check connections. Then you need to see what voltage the avr is seeing Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk
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