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Charging System:
Well, long story short I think it’s working right. Per some of the posters suggestions I charged the batteries with my charger up at the house. Once I hooked up the newly charged batteries to the generator, I checked the output at the fuse and found I was getting...
I've got the hour meter replaced, so that's good.
However the battery charging (lack of) issue is still problematic. Per the TM I pulled the stator leads and I didn't get ANY continuity between them (the TM said to contact a higher level of maintenance) but it was putting out 42 volts AC...
The Good…
I’ve got the starting problem figured out; it seems that the linkage on the fuel stop solenoid was binding just a bit. As I was turning the start switch with my left hand I just had to reach around and bump the solenoid linkage with my right hand and it fired to life (I can live with...
I cranked it for 10 seconds while watching the oil pressure gage. It would build up to 10 psi and once I stopped cranking the oil pressure would immediately drop back down to zero. However when it was cold (first start of the day) I would crank it and the oil pressure would come up and stay up...
The fuel pumps work and the starter turns over, it just won't start. I'll have to check the solenoid in the morning. It's odd it was working just fine right before I turned it off..
Well, I picked up the 6/4 SO cord today and Monday I'm picking up some pin sleeve connectors to attach to the wire / transfer switch.
After getting the wire, I spent the afternoon working on the 003a.
Loose speed control:
Long story short, I got the loose speed control veneer cable...
I've got a line on some SO 6/4 cable (#6 conductor / 4 conductors) which is supposed to be good for 55 amps @ $1.50 a foot (used). Since the 003A is good for 52 amps and I was planning on using a 50 amp breaker on the transfer switch and not more than 75 to 100' from the gen to the transfer...