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Just picked up MEP002 Batteries drain in 2 weeks
Check the -12 tech manual, section 4-27 for how to troubleshoot the battery charging system. It is pretty easy using a basic voltmeter. There is an alternator under the flywheel that produces AC, then is fed through a voltage regulator/rectifier combo. All parts located under the cowling...- easttnemc
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- Forum: Generators
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Just picked up MEP002 Batteries drain in 2 weeks
i re-read and he did say idle.....I read it as idling. I guess reading really is fundamental. If that is the case, use a test light or ammeter/voltmeter and start narrowing things down. Check to see if the batteries are charging while it is running.....if the charging voltage...- easttnemc
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- Forum: Generators
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Just picked up MEP002 Batteries drain in 2 weeks
The fuel pumps are powered from the batteries. If the charging system is not working, then the batteries will drain just with the engine running. There is a fuse in the cowling near the IP...start there. All the battery charging components are under the cowling near the flywheel and are...- easttnemc
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- Forum: Generators