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60Hz AC to DC power supplies are a dime a dozen, many with wide AC input ranges. I would just figure out the voltage and power that you need and go from there. All the best, 2Pbfeet

Marine stores often stock them. I'd try that first over an auto store. They will probably have the glass fuse that you need as well. All the best, 2Pbfeet

Either of these? https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-803a-testing-alternator-output.214717/ https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/mep-803a-is-alive.149069/# or this one...

I have seen poor injection caused by residual air in a fuel line; as @Ray70 points out the fuel regulation and injection is dependent upon the fuel in the line to the injector being incompressible to deliver fuel to the injector. If the air is trapped there, the pressure pulses, but never gets...

I can't get over how clean the unit looks. Good luck, I think that you have made a lot of progress! All the best, 2Pbfeet

I would pull it open and look to see what might be 400Hz specific, but relays, meters, EMI suppression, and wire sizing come to mind. The latter being that 400Hz is getting toward more surface rather than cross sectional conductance, but not by much. The fans in other surplus load banks that I...

What do you treat your biodiesel with to preserve it? Isn't the test of the response proportional to total output, I.e. enough load for 5/7% drop? The plots looked pretty similar to me on a 2V/Hz and a 3V/Hz regulator setting (2-3% more fuel), with a load drop of about 50% capacity. What did I...

@87cr250r Thanks! That is very helpful and informative. Coincidentally, we had the tanks cleaned (water got in somehow and gummed up something, perhaps a biodiesel additive?), so when we refilled with N95, the improvement in start time and lower smoke was noticeable, as was the reduction in...

Thanks! Have you seen a specification sheet for R99 or R95? All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Chainbreaker Any updates? Have you used this in your generators? So this just appeared on several of my local fueling stations; Neste has partnered 50/50 with Marathon in Martinez, CA. Due to a fire, the refinery capacity is at about 30-50% of total, with plans to be at the full 30Million...

You can get "boost" transformers to take the 208 to 240V, if it is really an issue, but the bigger issue is only using two out of three phases on the generator. @peapvp summed up the issues succinctly. Not every AC is capable of operation at 208V, and some of those that are may need to be...

If it is stuck from sitting, a little ATF in the cylinder will do a lot, and then gently work up the load. It probably needs break-in, or break-in like exercising. All the best, 2Pbfeet

I think success depends on whether the issue is a little gum/buildup, or major crud (rebuild). I haven't done it often, but for minor issues, the two ways that I have done it is either adding SeaFoam to the oil, and using SeaFoam top end cleaner in the intake, or to use EPR's magic additives...

There are also coolant hose T fittings. All the best, 2Pbfeet

Usually those balers have a contractor (switch) to interlock the access. That means that the pump only comes on when the cycle switch is activated. (Uses less power). @cowboy3500 You might look in your owner's manual for the control circuit. This manual is for a similar sized unit...

Good luck! If it were me, I would leave the factory thermostat in place. It will kick open when the engine is warm, and take care of regulating the engine temperature. Basically, hook the radiator hose to your heat exchanger. (And yes, that implies that you probably would want to use the same...

I know of a number of cogeneration units installed around New England, where oil fired heat is common. I don't know of any using these units, but it is, as you write, mainly a question of diverting the hot flow through a water to water heat exchanger. I would consider the potential impact of...

As I am more on the "hey, let's fabricate something" end of the spectrum, I was thinking more along the lines of "roll your own", going from 400Hz into a full wave rectifier and then with some EMI (capacitors and inductors tuned for 400Hz) giving you DC as input to a charge controller for a load...

FWIW: For charging batteries, 400Hz rectifies into "cleaner" DC... absent off grid uses, I would look it as a source of backup parts, if needed. But YMMV... All the best, 2Pbfeet

@Ray70 I agree with you. What I was trying to suggest is that having the fuel shutoff in some position other than off/on might impact governor behavior. All the best, 2Pbfeet