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Congrats on the new acquisition. I think I caught the disease too... I told myself that once I bought an 803A that I was done but I keep looking for more STUFF...

Nice setup but since I only have one unit it is overkill for me. I am just going with the Battery Tender waterproof model and save 25 bucks. I will mount it inside and be done with it. Down the road I still might buy one of these chargers though for general maintenance of all the 12v batteries...

I had a friend print is using a rather expensive commercial grade printer which is a few years old, but you could likely print the same quality with some of the newer homeowner printers on the market <3k. Don't forget that you need to model the part in 3D before printing.. In my case I made a...

Here is the 3D printed plug cover, which will be installed whenever disconnected from the inlet box. And here it is attached. It fits perfect and only locates on the ground and neutral for added safety even though it is non-conductive. I am still looking around for a nice lanyard, as I know I...

What is currently in your failure kit? For now I have started with an order for basic maintenance items..

Noticed the same thing on a propane generator I just sold and never attempted to fix it but I think you can squeeze it tighter and or shim it with metal or possibly teflon/nylon washers and it may solve it. I notice that when I held the flap open with a rubberband it temporarily stopped the...

It sure is looking good! Good score on picking up that unit and going through it properly.

I agree, I was just questioning the videos I have seen where the 803's dont appear to really register a load 2500w at 25%. Always seems like it takes more watts than that. I will rewatch some of the videos. Wish I knew how to make a sensing circuit. What would that cost in parts?

I found it today in the operator manual. It stated under 25% of rated load can lead to wet staking on the MEP-8xx series. Hope that actually means 2500w and not 25% on the gauge because I think it might take over 4500w to get 25% on the gauge.

http://www.genpowerproducts.com/files/Wet-Stacking-Prevention.pdf

I can't seem to find it again but I read somewhere that stated less than 20, 25 or 30% load would lead to wet stacking. I think it was 30%. I suppose that lighter winter blend would do it less than summer blend? Also curious if any additive would help or if any fuel adjustments might help? It...

What I have come to find out on the plastic drums is there are MANY types out there. Of the 6 I had there were ones with too large coarse/fine thread, too large coarse/coarse thread (neither would work) and I found one with small coarse/fine thread which "may" work if I cut off the lip above the...

I think that I will 3D print an insulative plug cover with eyelet for fixed connection to the cable. May also add a laminated tag with caution note stating to install plug end cap whenever disconnected from electrical panel box. All this should serve as a reminder and provided the end cap is in...

Someone pointed out that this could be a dangerous setup since the connector from the generator is male, and I agree it could be dangerous. I am basically only using the generator when connected to the outlet so the issue of live male terminals is not really a big concern for me but I figured I...

Parts are starting to trickle in. This is the face plate for the 60A outside panel box. Here you can see I milled out for a 120V receptacle which will be used to power a 24v trickle charger when the generator is in standby. Here I have the 120V and 120v/240v plugs mounted with the mating...

Yes, I flipped the lever. The poly drum threads are very coarse so that could be the difference. My original question of thread size/type was not related to the drum threads, it was regarding the fuel fitting. If I can figure out the fuel fitting threads (coming out of the cap - hose side), I...

Thanks. I prefer the 55 gallon plastic drums for storage, and it doesn't' fit tight enough into those so I guess the threads are different. Any clue on the thread size and type?

Ok, so as far as I can tell this is a special fuel cap and copper tube set which will connect to the auxiliary fuel hose on my 803A and similar gensets. My questions are: 1- What does the cap fit? 2- What is the fitting size/type? I am thinking that I will get another fitting like this and...

Not a 116? Thats strange because the paperwork is in the toolbox and it says its a 116 and the serial number matches the id plate.

Mike, How large before you use the 2/0? I have that sitting around but it would be overkill in this application. I thought about putting tin on the ends and that is what I might do. Down the road I might hard wire it if I add in an auto start/transfer kit.