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Hi Jim, I just made some space in my inbox and sent you a PM

I have a sale pending on it...new owner is planning on picking it up this weekend.

Just a thought; I found a bad voltage selector switch on a set that wandered into my shop. One of the contacts was bad/high resistance so whenever a big load was placed on it voltage would droop. A bad contact in the main breaker would cause the same problem. You could fully load your set...

I couldn't get my -002a to start my 7.5HP compressor (it does have an unloader). I attempted it with 2 different motors. Both were capacitor start-capacitor run 1800 RPM single phase motors. I used that compressor as an example in my "paralleling two -002a generators" video. I have had a...

Sorry but I don't have access to an -006a right now; I have done a couple of these in the past, and even shot some video of my last one intending to do a "how to" on the 006. But, the video didn't turn out and I haven't had another one find its way into my shop since then. The last one that I...

Thanks to flydude92 I have almost everything replaced; but he didn't have the engine harness. It has a large cannon connector on one end and the other end goes to all of the stuff on the engine (alternator, speed switch, injection pump, oil pressure, etc.) If anybody has a parts set sitting...

PM sent! This will save me some serious time piecing the harness back together...thanks.

That's why I estimate $10 :) They got the copper going from the load terminals to the 3 phase panel and the battery cables. They cut a lot of the harness but left it when they saw it wasn't solid copper. Frustrating.

I sold this -004a to a guy in Portland several years ago; he has been using it for temporary jobsite power for his concrete construction business. It worked great for him...right up until a few months ago. Some thieves broke into his storage yard and went to town with the -004a. They stole...

That would be me! Here's the link to the thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?63312-MEP-002A-engine-on-a-log-splitter&highlight=

Well, I'm considering sending this truck off to a new owner. I have driven this A2 about 3000 miles each year that I owned it, until last year when it only saw about 500 miles. This year is shaping up to be another 500 mile year. I just don't have the time to enjoy it like I used to. In...

Got to use the deuce for some "real" work last week; the city of Cannon Beach tasked me with doing some steel handrails, posts, and some other small jobs right on the beach. One of those jobs required some concrete for some galvanized steel bollards. A couple of the locations were too far away...

The conversion is similar but not exactly the same. With the -006a you can just do the 12 lead re-wire without moving control wires, but there are a few funny meter readings if you do it that way. I have converted a couple of -006's but didn't write down the wire movements. I plan to make...

Looks like you have some healthy engines on those 004's...both the single phase and 3 phase tests you ran showed some nice power numbers. With regards to the breaker; it is actually just a contactor and not a conventional thermal circuit breaker. It is designed to trip at 130% of rated load at...

I have had at least 30 emails, PM's, and youtube messages from people asking how to convert the 804/5/6 to split phase. I've never had the chance to work on one! Kinda makes me want to track one down to at least look at its "guts." I actually used my -004a in 3 phase for backup power to my...

I would be interested to have this information as well; but keep in mind that pulling 30kw from 2 legs of a wye generator at 208v produces significantly more phase current than pulling 30kw from a zigzag split phase generator; you'll be pushing your generator head even further beyond what it was...

Now that I'm home and at my computer, I can write a detailed response :) I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you. I can, and HAVE obtained the FULL RATED POWER OUTPUT of the MEP-004a and MEP-006a generators after conversion to split phase. This is 60kw for the -006a and 15kw for the -004a...

Your comment falls into the "mostly technically correct but doest fully apply to this situation" category. The generator ACTUAL real power capacity os not diminished after the conversion to single phase. I will sit down at the computer later tonight to write a detailed explanation about the...

It wasn't so much your writing style as it was the content of your message, but I appreciate your willingness to conduct the test. Allow me to explain why I took exception to your comments. Had this interaction occurred on youtube, Pirate4x4, or any number of other forums I would have taken...

I don't know why you feel the need to, in a roundabout way, call me a liar but that is what you have done. I don't mind people pointing out my mistakes (I have made a few, and will likely continue to do so), questioning my process, or disagreeing with my opinions but when a person questions my...