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Thanks PeterD & Sewerzuk!
As soon as I got home, I pulled the throttle halfway out, checked the overspeed reset (yes that's what I was referring to) disconnected and reconnected the canon plug and fired her up. Starter dis-engaged properly and the frequency meter went straight to 62 HZ. I...
Reset switch?
Thanks Sewerzuk, I will give that a try when I get home from work today. I'm worried that I messed something up, the throttle control was all the way in and since there is no tach on this, I left it there for half an hour while I checked for leaks. I'm thinking of installing an...
No Field Flash
Well, I went out today to do some more checking on the set. When I tried to flash the field, the starter would just grind on the flywheel, and I couldn't flash the field.
For some reason the starter is engaging while the engine is running and I push the switch up, I tried it a...
Standalone meter
Hi Sewerzuk, I do have a Fluke here that can check the freq, my fingers were getting too cold out there so I gave up for the evening. We've got a pretty stiff wind blowing out here and I can't fit the set into the barn without removing the stacks.
I'm pretty happy with the...
Thank You
I'll meter that out when I get home from work today. I think the gage is functioning because it does register, it just falls off as the rpm reachs steady-state. The transducer sounds like the culprit.
Mike
HI everyone. I just purchased this set, and thanks to Sewerzuk's videos, I was able to get it running in no time at all.
I do have a question/issue. After the start and flashing of the field, I get voltage output on the gage, but the frequency meter starts to rise on start then when it reaches...
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