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This is a comprehensive manual on the MEP831.

I found the detailed TM for the MEP831. The procedure to setup the governor starts on page 161. I hope posting a link to the manual I stumbled across isn't against the rules. http://www.liberatedmanuals.com/TM-9-6115-639-13-and-P.pdf

These are brushless alternators so they have low THD. You'll have no issues with the cleanliness of the power. If you want an extra layer of protection you can put the stove on a line interactive sine wave UPS.

I ordered a pair of YTX20L-BS batteries for mine. I should have them towards the end of the week.

Once I have mine fully working I plan to shoot a video on how to set the speed control up.

I wasn't using a scope. I used the freq reading on the old fluke 87 meter. That worked fine. Not that I want to deter you from buying a new toy though. I have a couple of them laying around here. ;)

Thanks. For a while it looked like I was about done. I'm going to try again later today and see if it has gotten its mind back. I did try a number of things but here is what it's doing, the actuator will have a spazam about once a second and it wouldn't behave after that started. I could apply...

I may have a bad speed controller. I had everything running well. It would take the load and drop down when the load dropped. Everything looked to be in order. I was letting it run with no load and after about 20 minutes it went totally nuts. The throttle actuator just goes back and forth full...

Here is where I am now. The events here are the order I made the adjustments. I set the magnet pulloff to a dead nuts 5lbs. It was a LOT less than that when I started. That was even after I had tweaked it for more hold. I measured the pulloff before the adjustment at about 3.25 lbs. It is a...

I'm going to make a note about this. And I'm going to double check the oil level in the engine this morning. Its amazing that its that sensitive to the oil level.

Ok. Great. The info on RPM and pull will certainly get me started. I've done pulloff tests a number of times with magnets. I'm comfortable with doing that. Thanks so much for the info.

It does. If the specification for pulloff is listed somewhere I can make sure it is set to the correct value. The governor was not running with that sized gap when I got it running originally. The gap was much larger than that. Thanks for your info and patience.

OK. I can do that. The issue that was presenting is that the magnet would not hold onto the shoe when it was shutting down. It would hold it for a second but as the engine wound down and the pressure on the governor lever increased it would pop off leaving the engine running at a very low idle...

I'm working on putting together a 3kw load. I did adjust the magnet. It was approx 1/8th turn. I can certainly put it back to where it was.

There are some many little things that seem to be off on this unit I has made me wonder if it was put together this way as some kind of a training system to test technicians on how to troubleshoot and repair them. :) My goal is to have it running as close to specification as possible.

That would be great. I've found the operating manuals online for it but I've not found a real technical manual with setup procedures.

Update for today. The replacement connector body for J7 arrived today and I transferred all the pins from the old one to the new one. I replaced the pin for the B+ lead and dropped into the connector. Checked continuity and off it went. One problem down. Since I didn't have a crimper I decided...

Lets hope its not gasoline in the fuel.

Does the throttle linkage move up and down while its belching or does it stay all the way to the top? Can you shoot a video of it running with the video concentrating on the speed control linkage?

Unfortunately I'm one of those crazy people that enjoys that kind of punishment. I've had a blast going through the MEP831 and getting it back in shape. The wife walking to the car on her way to the shopping mall looks at me and just shakes her head. Hey, at least I'm not out chasing women...