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If someone can verify the thread on the switch and the temperature rating we should be able to cross it to a current part.

Sorry to see this happened. I hope you can find an inverter to get it going again. Let us know if you find any air flow issues for the inverter once you pull it apart.

Take the inverter out and see if the vents were clogged or there were any issues that could have contributed to the failure.

You can find inverters on Ebay.

You should have been fine with a 3kw resistive load. No way it is ever going to start an electric motor that sized. To the generator that was like putting it into a dead short. What heater elements are you using? Are you sure it is only 3kw load? You can't go by the load meter on the units...

5/16 to 3/8 is the standard gap. Looks like that is about where it is. You can try widening the gap a tiny bit at a time. Don't let it get too wide. Stay under 1/2". These things are sensitive to small adjustments.

Reduce the gain on the controller a touch. See how that changes the behavior.

Over that distance you are fine keeping with the stock size. If you want to go bigger don't go over 1.5". You can cause more problems with cooling the exhaust off too much. Wrap it in insulation if you can.

To get a MEP831 that has been checked out and in good shape should cost you around $2.5k. I have a one that is new and I know I would not take less than about $4k for it. You can always find one "cheap" but understand that these are different beasts than most generators. Know what you are...

On these units there were a few different remote start setups depending on how it was being used. They were field installed. I've not seen a kit that has a remote panel. They were mostly used with a control system for doing hybrid solar power systems. Solar Stik used the 831 on their solar...

Doing a remote start is pretty straight forward. Are you able to do your own? It will take a few switches and wiring. Totally doable if you have some basic wiring skills. Edit - Since these machines are not in production anymore and some parts are specific to the 831 you have to be prepared for...

For me personally I disconnect as much load as practical and verify on the load meter that its under 25% before I open the load breaker on the generator. This greatly reduces arcing on the contacts. More of an issue if you are running inductive loads. When I'm testing generators I'll drop and...

Great job! Congrats.

I don't have access to it at the moment. See if if this helps - http://www.prestolite.com/literature/tech/alts/TSB-3021_8MR_Hardware.pdf

You can take it apart and rotate the two halfs so the rear lines up better. Been there done that on one I was working on. Take me your time and you'll see it's not bad to work on.

There is no set time. What I do is put on the minimum load for at least 30 minutes. If its not smoking or otherwise having trouble I step it up to the next notch.

Do you have a manual/cut sheet for the heater? How many black wires do you have?

Excellent info.

The main difference between using E-Stop and the "off" switch is that the E-Stop kills all the control power in the panel. Both kill the AC output.

You can drop a note to green mountain generators and keep an eye open on eBay for one. I did a quick search and nothing came up.