Search results

Back Up and Running!! I replaced the two capacitors this afternoon and now it works perfect, no drift. I used the household 120vac suicide cord and jumpered to the meter to make the adjustment. Then, running I tweaked it slightly according to the kill a watt. The capacitor that was...

Derf, n1oty, Thanks for coming through! The gen is the 016B, same as the 701A. The unit I found for $525 is probably made for some sort of large industrial control system hence the price. The container is much bigger so it probably is more complex inside. Do you think the big...

Maybe "We" can fix it?? Okay, I have been trying to figure out what to do. I pulled the freq transducer out of my other 016B and put it on the bench and hooked up the original meter from the unit that was acting funny. The meter worked fine and exhibited no drift. Conclusion, bad transducer...

Yeah, I kind of figured you would say it is shot. It was never run open. It is strictly a drift problem. I did see some 55 - 65 1MA transducers but they were too large to fit in the box and very expensive. A resister across the meter is not a problem if I did find a 1 MA provided temperature...

I'll check Delks. Thanks for the lead.

The transducer has one cal screw accessable through a plastic screw plug in the housing. It appears to have +/- 5Hz adjustability. In other words when the transducer settles down to 60 Hz and quits creeping I can move the needle full scale. The drift over 20 - 30 min is the problem. It...

I did some testing and now have some info. I bought the Kill a watt and confirmed my house at 59.9Hz and 120VAC. I ran the gen and the meter pegged over 65 when the set was adjusted to 60.0 on the kill a watt. I removed the transducer and disconnected the wires from the meter. I...

Okay, then I have my assignment! 1. Buy a Kill a Watt. 2. conduct calibration with 120VAC household. I did just read the big "Frequency Meter and Transducer" thread and gained valuable info. while you were preparing your reply! Thanks for that info too. Thanks to everyone. I'm going to...

Yes I read about the voltage regulator not liking off scale frequencies. I totally set up my fuel governing system on both units to include lowest hand knob set point at low idle no load = 55 hz high idle no load = 65hz. I do fine adjustment because I'm an anal nerdy engineer by degree...

Great info. I'm on the hunt for a p4400. I think camping world has them. I like the wattmeter too as it will be useful for both camper and generator!

Keith, I was thinking of getting a freq meter anyway. Someone said the Kill a watt plug in measuring device is $25 and has freq display. Accuracy?? Multimeters with freq are around $90 and up at Home Depot. The Freq transducer takes a two wire input off of the convenience outlet which is...

Hi everyone and good evening! If all of the smaller MEPs use a similar method of running the frequency meter then maybe anyone can help. Please chime in. MEP 002 and 003 panels look the same as my 016B. One of my 016B's has decided to challenge my knowledge of the frequency meter system...