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Putting diodes in parallel is not good practice. You can have uneven current distribution across the group which can over stress one relative to the others. Its best to use a single higher current diode.

We went through 2 open frame generators here at home during an ice storm that took out power for about 10 days. Engines failed on both. Both brand new. I've not had one of the military units fail mechanically. I've had them spring fuel leaks but thats the worst that has happened. One of the...

I think most items that would be affected to the point of concern have gone out of favor (analog radio and TV being ones that come to mind). I know there are concerns with running sensitive medical equipment on low quality power. All I could say is to follow the manufacturers advice with that...

The 1040 is the current model.

The issue is the modern military units at 15kw and above are 3 phase only. No conversion possible. You have to go back to a MEP004 to get a 15kw unit that can be converted to single phase.

Not really a good fit for a retired military generator. One option would be to buy 2 of the MEP1040 10kw generators. They can be run in parallel. A pair of those at auction would run $12-$15K

Unless its a 3 phase load, there isn't an option in that power range for a retired military unit in the current gen or one gen back. If you go back a couple of generations you can pick up a MEP004 (15kw) or MEP005 (30kw) that CAN be converted to single phase. The conversion isn't as simple as...

Excellent. Glad you are back up and going.

Happens to me all the time! :)

There is a pin on the servo on the side of the engine. Use that to hold the speed control at max.

That’s right. Need to make sure all the coating on the boards is good and seal up any of the unsealed pots. running the engine for 15 or so min tend to get mine back online if I forget to keep it covered.

Sure, common problem. What I typically do is start the unit and let the heat from the engine dry it out. Its the inverter that is the problem. By controller are you referring to the inverter? There is a speed controller behind the instrument panel. That is not the source of this particular...

Everyone does. Its the single most handy thing I've ever bought.

When I got a powerplant setup the excavator wasn't able to lift it. I had to use it to just manage the unit and roll it off the side of the trailer. More than a little sketchy.

Yea, they loaded it with a grossly oversized wheel loader. When I'm ready to get it off the trailer I'll rig it to lift with the excavator and set it off on the ground. The two heaters will get forked off with the tractor. I'd use the tractor for the generator but it can't quite lift the...

Yep. Picked up another one. For some reason the ones on trailers sometimes go for better prices than ones not on trailers. Go figure. Ignore those other boxes. Nothing to see there. :D Anyway, I talked to the load out guy for a while today and asked about inventory. The lot is empty of military...

I have an A0 and from driving it around some with the new hubs I can say that the truck is not slower. I didn't take any measurements with the old hubs but I'll get out and capture some performance with the data acquisition system soon.

Yea, I took photos of the swtiches when I started. Verified that number on the chart and looked at the calculations in the manual and figured what it should have been. I did 712 and that was WAY off. Well, that didn't work. Ended up choosing a couple of values to see the scale of each change...

That was the dip switch setting.

Well, the math didn't work out like I expected. I settled on choosing a calibration and driving to see if I was over or under. I settled down on 440 as the number. At this point its splitting hairs with the GPS. Seems to be either a half a MPH under to half a MPH over depending on speed.