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  1. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, Shame on me. I used it as a layman's term for easier explanation. Your overvoltage fault. It's just easier to say fuse. Your fault panel will light up the fault. The button on the fault panel is also the reset button after that fault clears. Remember how I said it is a timing thing. The...
  2. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, Double check everything before doing. Make sure all it 100% working correctly. Stay at 125%, it will trip. time frame? undetermined due to wire connections, fuse, fuse age, fuse has been hurt prior etc... It will trip.
  3. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, Go back and read my post. Before you hurt something or someone. It will trip. run it at 125%, let it stay at 125%, no extra amounts. It will trip. That is by design.
  4. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, You need to go back and watch some of my you tube video's 67 amps per leg on a MEP-803A humming along.... Did it trip? yes, not right away, it is a timing thing... if I stayed running it there say for maybe 4-6 minutes, it would trip. MEP-803A 3kw thru 16kw
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    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, If you are trying to make it trip. Power the unit up, run it at 125% After some time.... get ready.... it will trip. It's not like a circuit breaker, the fault light will come on with overload, that is when the unit then drops the power to the circuit interuptor. After this condition...
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    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, Let's get a few things straight. Any running over 100% is not what I do for a long time. The over 100% is in a very controlled situation, and for final testing purposes only. I am using a military load bank. It is not wise to use your house as a load bank. As you know, things can go...
  7. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, You can watch a few hard runs here MEP-802A/MEP-803A units on a military surplus load bank You want to ensure everything is working and running to the best ability before raising above 100%. You need to monitor and watch for any problems, and be prepared to take action if you do have...
  8. Daybreak

    Mep-803a Fuel or Electrical problem. Will Not Trip.

    Howdy, I would suggest you run your unit for 3-5 hours at around 45 amps load. Meter should be around 80% or more. You need to clean it out.
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