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  1. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    And if that is not enough, go to page 37, of the TR 98-6. Lots of other reading suggestions.
  2. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Two interesting documents for your reading pleasure.
  3. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    For years, we were told, that the gen set is bolted to the trailer, and that's bonding enough between the two. Then, in 2004, maybe 2005 came a directive from CECOM, (Communications and Electronics Command) that another wire was to be added from the generator Ground stud, to the Trailer ground...
  4. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Maybe you need to look at some TM's, if you want a MEP-804A or MEP-804B, and the various trailers that they can be mounted on. There are several, and grounding info is in them also. You need to know more about what can be done, before you pick out something.
  5. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    In the 70's, I worked on a Hawk Missile site. Monday I picked up 2400 gallons of fuel. Wednesday, I picked up 1200 gallons of fuel. Friday, I picked up 2400 gallons of fuel. If we went to the field, it was a bit more.
  6. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    This is a good question. We all, (me too) sit around using terms that most folks have no idea about. GFCI, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. Indeed, I would look it up, but the short simple story is, "A device that measures how many Amps goes into a circuit, and how many comes back out on the...
  7. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Below is just something to consider if you plan to use the generator/ECU as a heat source. I will add to this though, using a diesel generator to produce electric heat is extremely wasteful. The generator is burning fuel, which produces heat, that is discarded, to create rotational force. The...
  8. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

    Sadly, on the gen sets, the GFI only works for the 120 volt outlet. The Distro-System, or some of them, have a GFI in them for some output circuits. I would say, 99.99% of the time I got bit by a gen set, it sure did not have anything to do with the 120 volt outs. Was always the main load...
  9. Guyfang

    Gen sets MEP need advice

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