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How do you like the OEM hubs? I looked at their hubs not too long ago...nice stuff but lots of $$. You still running 16 spline outers? I went with the milemarkers for 2 reasons; first was that they are much shorter than the ouversons. Second was price ($250 less). They have one large...

I have two Grizzlies on the way...so that is what is going in there for now. I MAY have a lead on 3 really inexpensive ARBs; that would be awesome if it pans out. I have a pair of donor axles in the shop I am currently rebuilding. If the ARB's come through, the grizzlies will be going back...

Thought I would post a few updates...still working on the exhaust brake project...not much progress though. I got a couple of valves that I really didn't like, so I'm still on the hunt for a good one. I experienced wheel bearing failures on both front hubs. Mostly my own fault for not doing...

Thought I would post an update on this thing...so far, I have split 9 cords of wood with it for myself. My neighbor split a little more than that for herself. I loaned it to a friend, and he and his family split 14 cords of wood in 2 weeks!! It has seen several smaller jobs, too. The...

I keep meaning to take a video of it working...but I did shoot a short clip right after I put the engine on. My grandfather built the splitter back in the 70's. I just swapped the old wisconsin 4 cylinder gas engine for the MEP-002's engine. Lot of redneck engineering...but I have loaned it...

I have purchased over 20 MEP-002's, -003's, -004's, -005's, and -006's in the last 2 years. Not one of them was ready to start when I brought it home. I never did get one with batteries; so I have had to purchase batteries for every one. Only 1 turned out to be unrepairable (economically...

I'll be in North Carolina this summer...if you still don't have it done by then I'll do it!

I might be a little off here (I often am) but I believe that, since the value of the resistor that I chose was roughly 10% lower than whet I needed, the meters/trip setpoints will remain 10% of the difference (10% of 35%) off. This means that when the generator is operating at actual 100%...

Excellent read! Almost like a Pat McManus short story! I wish I knew more about the internals of that VR; but I don't. The best I could offer is speculation. What I am really interested in is if this will work when you try it again. Hopefully somebody here has some experience with that VR...

That looks like a little bit 'o transistor.... Was this the damage that had already occurred before I spoke to you, or was MORE magic smoke exorcised from that little thing after our conversation?

All sorts of data! Hooked up my ammeter and voltmeter to the secondary side of the CT and got some good numbers. There were actual measurements: .65A (CT secondary) 5.61V (CT secondary) 100% (% power meter) 46A (clamp on ammeter reading to load bank) .73A (CT secondary) 6.1V (CT secondary)...

Since it was such an amazing day here in the NW (68 degrees and not a cloud in the sky!), I wheeled the -004 outside and hooked it up to the load bank. I adjusted it for a steady 50A load single phase, and then used my clamp-on ammeter to check each of the generators 12 leads. Current flow...

I had a little time last night to mull over the schematics and I came to a couple of conclusions: We moved 3 leads under the recon board to bring voltages back to normal; X8HH16B from T8 to T11, X8A16B from T8 to T3, and X12EG16N from T12 to T13. When converting back to 3 phase 208, X8A16B...

I have seen them on both top and bottom; the last batch of -004's I got were all on top. I honestly haven't looked closely enough at prior sets to know where the bars "usually" are...seems there are quite a few with the bars on bottom. There are certainly more professional-looking ways to...

The video I posted should be easy enough for just about any average wrench turner to follow; I do plan on doing some modifications to the CT in mine to change setpoints and meter readings. After some thought, I believe that it will be much easier to add appropriately sized resistors inline with...

I typically give the set about a minute to run under no load to warm up, then a partial load for another minute or two to speed the warmup process, then 80-100% load.

I think so; based on my last experience, a full hour of heavy load was all that was needed to burn off years of accumulated oil and carbon from years of no load. I think that a warm up to normal operating temp under at least a 50% load would prevent it from occurring in the first place. Who...

Here is the new updated video, complete with the modifications to the underside of the reconnection board:

Kind of; they accomplished the goal of lowering the ammeter and % power meter readings, and raising the trip setpoints for the overloads. But...it was a little too much. The meters began to read about 10% too low, which I'm really not a fan of. I decided (for now) that the best thing to do is...

The -004's VR isn't as sensitive to idling as the -002/-003 one. I would guess your machine is still OK, especially if it was going so slow that the field wasn't flashing (if the set isn't making power, there is ZERO strain on the VR). Extended idling wouldn't account for the issues you're...