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The gen will charge the battery when its running. Yes its for starting only it and, can be operated with out a battery. I highly recommend if you own or plan to own this gen set reading up on the TM's for this generator, the TM are in the forums if need i can email them. Hopeful this helps.
I've heard that with some of the bigger if not all MEP gen sets that you'll have to hold the start longer than it takes to start engine to excite to field to produce power. (needs checking) There's is TM's for your Generator on the forums in TM section under "Generator and Electrical TM's" if...
For the auxiliary fuel I was aware that it fills the on board fuel tank, when it reaches a certain level. I just didn't want to fill generators tank when its running or hot, but ill read threw TM 9-6115-639-13&P* . For the charging port I have used the male 120VAC 15A plug, in the past and had...
So, I bought a MEP-831a from Ebay. Going to be at least a few weeks before it gets here, in the mean time I need run some things by this fourm. The set has 7Hrs on it, has no battery so im needing that. I figure some SLA PS-12180 NB 12V 18AH battery's should work out nicely, way cheaper than...
You have a three phase connector you'll have about 17 amps per leg with that configuration, I personal haven't used that type of spider box. Really depends what you plan to power, it should work with your generator, in three phase mode. For power cable i would use SOOW 8/5 plenty of that on...
Late post but im looking into this capability, from what I have seen the remote is threw the diagnostic port. Seen this when i was deployed, the unit was a mep-802a it was back-up for a weather station. I do not have any pictures, couldn't take any if i wanted to. Im sure its a normal unit, just...
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