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Yanmar L70 in this example.

Mostly thinking of either a belt driven generator, or running an a/c compressor, or rectifying the 3 phase AC to DC for battery bank charging. You know... I do tend to overthink things... But without access to Yanmar's engineers to give go/no-go on hare-brained schemes, I'm left trying to...

But... this is the crux... If in its application it's being run at a lower RPM, do I need to "load it" based on the HP output at that RPM, or at the HP output of the max power RPM? Also, hello over there in Roanoke!

That particular chart is for one of the Yanmar L70 sub models. I wonder if it is more rare on air cooled engines because they're generally smaller capacity and easier to "fully load". Also I assume they run hotter... But, I'm mostly curious in general! Probably the bigger ones! TNRiver, that...

I know it has been asked and discussed a lot, but I'm curious... The guideline I mostly recently saw was something like "Make sure to periodically run at at least 80% load". Given the above power curve... and some engines this may be even more pronounced... If someone wanted to run the engine...

Dang, you replied too fast. :-) I was going to delete the post because I realized the original poster wanted the whole shebang, bowl included. Bah. :-) I'm happy I know so little about this... mine came with everything ready to go.

You're right. Perhaps this, for the filter element. Not helpful for the bowl though. http://www.amazon.com/Racor-Diesel-Spin--Micron-Element/dp/B000N9L2AK/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1459262696&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=racor+r12t

Edit: The below is wrong... It looks like these are another brand of filter that can be installed in place of the existing filter, and may only provide 30 micron versus 10 micron filtering. This is a 3-pack of the filter element (and bowl?) on Amazon...

Tell me about it... That's definitely my priority! I just keep gettin' about as far as I can on one, so move on to the other. 54-512G is the one receiving most of my attention right now since it's really the only one that is both accessible and in a place I can run it without employing the help...

54-575G update: After running a dehumidifier into the enclosure for 3 or 4 days, I still get the overload light. I swapped the malfunction indicator group for a known working one, still get the overload light. So, worst case the A4 is toast. Best case the relay inside the A4 is defective?

Check out the first post again. Updated it, new format, gonna try to work out of this thread going forward. On 54-512G, I am currently troubleshooting engine speed issues. The first thing is that apparently the engine, with just the mechanical governor linkage, should run at 3800RPM (317 Hz)...

I just realized this thread isn't a sticky or anything... it's not supposed to be the monolithic MEP-831A troubleshooting thread, I guess. I'll end up making a few new threads for questions regarding my specific MEP-831A's. Sorry!

I'll replace the circuit interrupter light (since the whole assembly was knocked off one of my generators) with this: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/apem-inc/Q12P1CXXG24E/679-1585-ND/1953550 IP67 protection, just doesn't have the "press to test" functionality. I'm not sure how...

Somehow I always bottom-post... You or someone else suggested this. I do have another A2 that I'll pull out and see. Assuming it's not easier to actually test the relay output from A8.

Updated my list... The GFI and overload issues were on two different MEPs. 54-575g Circuit interrupter always closed - FIXED, thanks to explanation from kloppk. Voltage adjust ineffective, though effects engine revving a little bit - Haven't tested pot, this is on back burner for now...

I get an Overload/Short light even if the voltage selector door is open. Is it at all likely that that the overload relay is bad or something? I'm considering opening up the frequency converter (not with any power applied of course).

Awesome. Thanks. I thought that might be the way to go but wasn't sure. I assume in 120v mode, I don't need to worry about balancing anything. I just L1 and N and go?

What's the best way to make connections to the main electrical outputs? The posts are unlike anything I've seen, but I'm only familiar with some residential electrical.

You're talking to someone who accidentally bought 4 generators. It's safe to assume I may occasionally do stupid things. :-) Yes, I was aware of the reset and test buttons. Thinking the GFI really only detected ground issues on the LOAD side, and assuming that it did that by detecting an...

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