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There are outages all over the area. We're not predicted to get it back on until 6 PM. The 003A is running happily. How many other have lost power so far?
I just spent about half an hour entering search strings like disconnect battery while running, regulator damage, no battery, disconnect battery, but didn't turn up what I was looking for. It seems to me I've read that disconnecting the 24V battery while an MEP-002A or MEP-003A is running is...
We got a lot of rain, ice pellets, and some freezing rain in the last half a day or so. The power went off here at 3:15 AM and I ran the 003A for a couple hours until it came back on. Late this morning it went off again and Progress Energy has so many outages in NC they're not even estimating...
MEP-003A Field Flashing, or Lack Thereof
I noticed something about the field flashing circuit of my 003A. When cranking, the field is momentarily energized or "flashed" by S1, marked "Master Switch" on the control panel. 24VDC is sent to the positive side of the exciter field, and current is...
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