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Hello all,
I can't express my appreciation enough to all of the members out there who have posted information about the MEP-003a gensets in the past, both to my questions and to others questions. The information has been invaluable.
Today, 1 week after I got my sets unloaded from the trailer, I finally picked up the last filter I've been waiting on. So with all the filters replaced, fresh oil for crankcase and new batteries installed, I started to crank her over.
I followed the recommendations for a cold engine and let it preheat for one minute. Started cranking and she fired almost immediately, I left it crank for 15 seconds like the manuals say, but the oil pressure didn't come up enough to keep her running. Stopped and waited 15 seconds, cranked again, fired almost immediately but this time within a few seconds the oil pressure came up and she locked in and runs like a beast. As you can see in the video below, the engine was warm when the video was taken. I checked the 120 volt receptacles for voltage with my meter rather than trust the meters on the set. Also used my meter to verify the frequency, used another to check the 240 volts (had to play with the connections to get a good reading), yet another to monitor the battery charging circuit. Everything checks A-OK. Next step is to rig up some kind of load test and leave it under load for a few hours to give everything a good test. I'll keep ya'll posted.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSahfRgcKLU[/media]
I can't express my appreciation enough to all of the members out there who have posted information about the MEP-003a gensets in the past, both to my questions and to others questions. The information has been invaluable.
Today, 1 week after I got my sets unloaded from the trailer, I finally picked up the last filter I've been waiting on. So with all the filters replaced, fresh oil for crankcase and new batteries installed, I started to crank her over.
I followed the recommendations for a cold engine and let it preheat for one minute. Started cranking and she fired almost immediately, I left it crank for 15 seconds like the manuals say, but the oil pressure didn't come up enough to keep her running. Stopped and waited 15 seconds, cranked again, fired almost immediately but this time within a few seconds the oil pressure came up and she locked in and runs like a beast. As you can see in the video below, the engine was warm when the video was taken. I checked the 120 volt receptacles for voltage with my meter rather than trust the meters on the set. Also used my meter to verify the frequency, used another to check the 240 volts (had to play with the connections to get a good reading), yet another to monitor the battery charging circuit. Everything checks A-OK. Next step is to rig up some kind of load test and leave it under load for a few hours to give everything a good test. I'll keep ya'll posted.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSahfRgcKLU[/media]
Always a good feeling to bring something back to life....Congrats, it looks and runs great!! Enjoy!
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