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  1. DieselAddict

    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    Iron Planet is the main outlet now. And yea, the prices are WAY up. I'm not doing any more generators because of the costs.
  2. DieselAddict

    MEP 831 FAQ for owners or potential buyers

    Give Iron Planet a look.
  3. DieselAddict

    MEP 831a and NOCO G7200

    I have the 7200 and I think it remembers the last setting. I can verify that this evening.
  4. DieselAddict

    MEP803A Total Output Amps

    How much overhead in capacity your machine has is something you'll need to test to determine. Where you'll see issues is with starting inductive loads when you are running at say +60% power output. That extra output over 100% can be utilized if you are gentle with load shifts. Assuming you can...
  5. DieselAddict

    MEP803A Total Output Amps

    Hm. Interesting plan. Not one I generally recommend but interesting none the less. Going the hard wired route is the best option. Fewer things to cause trouble.
  6. DieselAddict

    MEP803A Total Output Amps

    How much continuous load do you expect to put on the generator?
  7. DieselAddict

    MEP-803a Falls on its face under light load

    In addition to good info above, I strongly recommend having the generator load tested to verify you have a properly running machine.
  8. DieselAddict

    MEP 807a Remote Start Stop

    One of the controllers for the other 80x machines may work to handle the warm-up/contactor closures/cooldown tasks. Alternatively you could use a basic PLC or microcontroller to sequence that stuff for you.
  9. DieselAddict

    Cleaning R1 voltage adjust pot on 803

    What you did was fine. The wipers on the pots are pretty much self cleaning when you move them.
  10. DieselAddict

    MEP 807a Remote Start Stop

    Have you checked on the Inova controllers? They don't list the 807A specifically but it may work. Worth asking them at least.
  11. DieselAddict

    MEP 802 or 803

    You can get JIC to hose barb fittings on Amazon pretty cheap.
  12. DieselAddict

    911 MEP-831a not transfering fuel

    The best thing to do is pop the lines off the fuel pump and connect up with known good lines to see if it will move fuel. You should be able to test with your AUX fuel line. If the pump works solo you have a line blockage somewhere. Not real common but it does happen.
  13. DieselAddict

    831a oil pressure switch problem solved

    The unit would shut down if it had been running when the oil pressure switch tripped. If a unit starts with low oil pressure the governor never powers up and as such can't shut down the unit. The operator needs to be familiar with this failure mode and react accordingly.
  14. DieselAddict

    831a oil pressure switch problem solved

    That switch kills the governor to protect the engine.
  15. DieselAddict

    Gulf Coast Folks May Want To Order Fuel

    I picked up a brand new 803 including the accessory crate. It contained ground rods and an AUX fuel hose but no fuel adapter kits. :(
  16. DieselAddict

    newer 803A smokes and bogs down with load ... start with injectors?

    New machines can be problematic if the people operating them don't understand the proper way to run one in. Another issue is the hour meters on these machines are generally meaningless.
  17. DieselAddict

    Installed Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge on MEP-803A

    I personally wouldn't use a 5w oil in these machines. I use 10w for winter and 15w for summer. Edit - In Florida you should be OK using a 15w year round.
  18. DieselAddict

    MEP-803A exhaust DPF mod?

    This is going to sound a little crazy but here goes. If you are seriously considering putting traps or other emission controls on the exhaust this would be easier than that. Turbocharger. Install a turbo and set it to run a few pounds of boost. You'll reduce the smell by quite a lot. Stay...
  19. DieselAddict

    Frequency Variation MEP-803A

    I set mine to about 61.5hz with no load. Fully loaded that gives me just about 60hz.
  20. DieselAddict

    MEP 802 or 803

    I'll add that if you have a heatpump and you run it on generator in heating mode you'll need to install a "generator bypass" switch to disable the heat strips. If the unit goes into defrost mode and kicks on the heat strips it will trip out your generator.
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