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    Generator welder/air compressor

    Wondering if there are any military gensets with air compressors or welders built in, doing some searching I'm not finding any military welder generator combos but one would think this would be useful and may exist?
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    Auto-Throttle on MEP-831a

    Firstly I am using the kloppk governor controller, I am curious if there is a way that anyone knows of to turn off the low idle so it doesn't have to "catch up" for the power draw specifically for use with my little welder. I know other inverter gensets have this setting and didn't see any...
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    Does anyone use black diesel?

    Curious if anyone has tried black diesel(90% used motor oil, 10% gasoline) in their gensets? I have an unlimited supply of used motor oil from work and could easily make 1500 gallons now just curious if cleaned and filtered correctly I don't see any issues?
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    MEP-831A Load Wrench 3D Model

    The Load Wrench for my genset came broken so I did my best to model a new one, it functions properly. https://www.printables.com/model/660562-load-wrench-for-mep-831a
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    MEP-831A magnet on governor arm not releasing (video)

    I picked up this 831a a few months back and the thing ran wide open 24/7 and then the inverter died after maybe 10 mins of use...fast forward to this weekend I purchased a governor controller and new inverter from kurt and have had no issue's runs properly even ran entire house on a 30 min test...
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    Thanks Kurt!

    Just wanted to say thanks to Kurt for selling me an 831A inverter and governor controller, my dead MEP-831A can live again!!! Also does anyone know how to tighten up the latches on the lid? In the closed position they don't even catch the base latch and the base latch doesnt seem bent or...
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    MEP-831A no power

    Found this little guy on marketplace and went and picked it up, he said it made power, got it home checked fluids and fired it up and sure enough it made power fine so tested a few fans and what not, rolled it outside to use air compressor to blow all the pine needles out of it and after done...
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    Prototype 803a Autostart Proper Procedure Questions

    So I design alot of pcbs/circuits for mods for retro systems like gameboys etc and have alot of MCU's laying around figured I would make some rudimentary autostart, I did manage to get an autostart made for about $7 in parts that works but was curious if I am going about it properly and if I...
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    Anyone know what this is?

    The pictures do not include a plate with name/specs nor does the listing and I'm curious as to what it is and specs.
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    MEP-803A Digital Gauge Cluster Development

    Figured I would start a thread on converting my mep-803a to be more like an mep-1040 since I want one and can't afford one, this will be to document my progress. Goals are for a single larger touchscreen to view all data as well as via bluetooth/wifi on phone, idea is to remove current gauge...
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    First GovPlanet purchase and questions (MEP-803A)

    Won my first GP auction 7/26/23 and picked it up same day (MEP-803A), got it home added oil filter and oil, fuel, batteries, and checked air filter and a few other things, turned the switch and she fired right up and made power the only missing thing I could find was the emergency stop switch...
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    Oil filter seal blowing out (MEP-016B)

    I have an MEP-016B that was sitting in the elements for what looks like 10 years with no oil filter on it, I got it home blew all the lines out, added a filter added oil, changed the starter and primed the fuel lines and it fired up and blew out the oil filter seal, so I took the filter off...
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    MEP-016B Story Time

    Traded for an mep-016b that looks like it has been sitting in the middle of the forest with no oil filter or fluids in general for about a decade, brought it home degreased and powerwashed the 17 pounds of acorns, ants and dirt out of it, brought it inside and wouldn't fill the new oil filter...
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