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  1. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    Your go/nogo pair of .006 and .008 should be fine for .007" if you're careful. If the .006 is a loose slip fit and the .008 doesn't go, you know that you're no tighter than .0065 and no looser than .008. Just be sure you're on the loose side of the .006 measurement. Another OK option if...
  2. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    Your reported variables are completely normal. You probably needed most of that hour to get the temperatures where they were, but the cooling system louvers did what they could to get the engine up to operating temperature. 150 F on the block is normal in my experience - I generally measure...
  3. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    One NB on the muriatic (hydrochloric) acid. If you insist on using the stuff, be sure to soak the part in a weaker organic acid or a base afterward to get rid of the chlorine free radicals that will want to eat your parts forever. My personal favorite is phosphoric acid (metal prep, OsPho)...
  4. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    The 002 and 003 sets without ASK are loud. They're above 90 dB at 2 meters. If you don't think they're loud, you need to talk to a licensed audiologist. That said, they're not noisy. The firing noise is a 30 Hz hum (60 Hz on 003), and there's blower roar, fin ring, and mechanical sounds...
  5. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    That is just its way of telling you that it doesn't like pallets... Seriously, though, getting shims under the ends of the skid to equalize weight distribution along with some tire carcass or cow mat pucks for damping should put that problem to rest.
  6. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    My 002 came sans trailer. They come with a lifting eye at cg, so getting it on my single-axle utility trailer for the trip home was a matter of hooking a lift chain through the eye and then hanging it on a fork and lowering it onto the bed. Getting it off the trailer at home was easier: mount...
  7. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    The one thing I would add is that the 002 and 003 sets have an amazing surge capacity. Barring heavy motor-driven shop equipment, one of these sets can start any load it has the continuous power to run. There is also a signifcant short-term overload capacity, which gives you time to look at the...
  8. steelypip

    New NY guy on the hunt for a mep-002a...

    I have a 2300 sq ft two level house with electric everything but woodstove (does have blower). I've run my MEP-002A through about 15 days of outages, and have come up with no reason I would want anything bigger. No, it won't run everything at once. That's OK, as I have never wanted to run...
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