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While I was fine in Maryland, I took my MEP-701A up to my sister's place in North Jersey on Thursday. She ran for 3 days on it without a hint of trouble. I got there in the nick of time as the last of her ice had run out and the goods in the coolers were being reviewed and some tossed. We...

Thanks guys for the feedback. I'll look for the filters so I can keep a couple in stock. I tried to "pay back" the whole group here with the details (and avoid the dreaded "This thread is worhless..") Rich

I just sent you a PM on that topic. It took maybe 15 minutes to make. You can have it if you decide to go for it... Enjoy, Rich

MEP-701 Charging With the flywheel off, I could see the issue. The magnets came unglued from the flywheel and two of them were broken in half. They were stuck to the stator and minding their business. Still, I can image that they could start to move around, get wedged and then do major damage...

MEP-701 Charging Here are a couple of tips, mostly specific to 016B / 701A owners, but maybe not. After the ASK, I pulled the frame off. I started clipping off the wire ties when I realized that if I pull the wires from the control box then the wires can stay with the frame. Oh well, wire...

MEP-701A Charging After the unit would start and run reliably, I did some testing and the charging circuit was not putting out. I've done some reading of threads on this site and found lots of valuable tips (Thanks all...) The charging stator tested good (0.2 ohms and not shorted to ground)...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and just bought my first surplus item through GL. The experience was quite favorable, nice guys and helpful loading etc. The item is a MEP-701A from 1989. It had issues, as expected. The most visible problem was the ASK panel that covers the battery / Fuel tank...