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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!

What's the fried R3 resistor in the pic? The K7 relay looks like one of the $150.00 Airpac units. If the K7 relay is only used on one side and the coil in it is good it can be removed and installed in reverse and will give new life. If it is used on both sides it can be swapped with another that...

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...

Nice find, thanks for sharing the vid. Love hearing these things start!

If you feel the stock cable is too lightweight see my MEP-016B post further down where I made a heavy duty cable by shortening a much stouter truck PTO cable. Swaging the home made end is the only part that some may not be able to do easily. That big bolt cutter swage tool in my post was only...

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...

Great find, thanks! Great price too. On my second 016B I might make a shallow box and mount it on the side frame to have an arrangement similar to what most gens have. Honestly, I think these generators are a hard sell because the average consumer does not know or care to know how to deal...

Yeah, I was looking on line after I had my parts purchased and began construction. I think after I clean up my mess i made in the garage and rest a while I am going to do exactly what you suggest. I can plug the pigtail hole and mount an input plug there. I have also thought about a female...

Oh yeah, brings back memories. I lived in Dayton, OH and visited Mendelsons Surplus. I could stay in there for days. It's huge, 5 floors in an old factory! Right next to WPAFB so tons of stuff. Electrical, mechanical, fasteners, wire cable, pennies on the dollar. Once bought two loaded...

Like it where did you get the box?

I have two 016Bs. Condition was very good to excellent. Due to the draining of the fuel the fuel tank needed a good wiping out (plastic tank is nice) and the fuel pump strainer and plungers needed cleaning on the aux pump. One unit needed an injector rebuild to fix a light black smoke problem...

I bought a variety of outlets that I need to use with my MEP-016B and made a box. One side is for the 120 VAC single phase setting and the other side is for the 240 VAC single phase setting. On the 240 side the 120VAC duplex outlet shown takes one outlet off of L1 - L0 and the other outlet off...

Just thought I would share a major upgrade I made regarding the trouble prone throttle cable on the 016B. The existing cable creeps down or skips when tightened. Inspection revealed that it is a lightweight design. The existing cable uses only 1 ball bearing in the screw mechanism and uses a...

Well, the diagrams are incorrect enough to make it virtually impossible to figure out how the output reconnection is actually wired. On the diagram it looked like if I jumped #5 and #6 on the output reconnect switch I would have 120 VAC between either L1 or L2 and L0. Well, as it turns out My...

PM me please on the 701a Thx

Yes I will be metering all the leads to figure out the wiring. Since it does meter 240 VAC , L1 to L2 in the 240 mode and 120VAC L1 to L0 and L2 to L0 at 120VAC I remail hopeful. Can't wait to get home to begin working on it again!

Yes, I understand what you are saying. The hot water heater has an electronic control system so I don't know about putting 120VAC across it. I could bring a pigtail off of one of the elements and just plug into it and monitor the temp. It would take a while to build if I put 120VAC across it...

Hi, Just wondering what everyone thinks of the 831A with the small Yanmar engine, Permanant Magnet generator, inverter. I like the concept but is it reliable? Can it be serviced and repaired by the hobbist? Parts available? How quiet is it? I have seen over 10,000 have been...

Ike, thanks for reply. I was hoping you were out there reading this. Yes it is the errors in the literature that make things more confusing for sure. I'm trying to confirm if the 240 grounding to L2 is required or can I ground L0? I suspect because L2 is grounded in 120 that it is a...