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LMTV772 - Check where in the manual you read that about the 3 hours...that is in regards to the crank case heater on the FDECU-2 only...if it is too cold the lockout will stop the compressor until the heater has warmed it...which could be upto 3 hours... And I thought yours was as FDECU-5...are...

A see a little 1.5kW resistive load bank in your future:)

Not familiar with 817..

Are you working with a MEP 016?

what is your engine?

Hello back from Roanoke.. I would (respectfully) say you may be over thinking it....it is a function of the minimum exhaust temperature that the engine is designed for. Below that point the engine starts to wetstack....whatever load gets you to the temperature at the desired running speed is...

I would say that smaller engines are less likely to wet stack as they tend to spin at higher rpm and run hotter....60Hz, two pole (usually smaller) gen generally spins at 3600 rpm....whereas 4 pole (usually larger) generally spins at 1800rpm... Revving an engine quicker increases the temperature...