Lostranger
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I am brand new to this forum. I bought an MEP 831A about a month ago. Less than 30 hours showing. Solved the battery issue with a stacked pair of garden tractor batteries and fixed a couple of minor wiring issues.
This machine works great when the weather is dry. When it's wet—even misty—it runs three seconds and then shuts down. The Overload Short Circuit light comes on when it dies. The GFCI usually has to be reset when I start the thing even in dry weather, but I've taken the GFCI and the 110v outlet out of the circuit, and the machine still dies after 3 seconds.
I need to get this thing running in the wet. I have basic circuit reading skills, but I don't even know where to start troubleshooting this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jim in NC
This machine works great when the weather is dry. When it's wet—even misty—it runs three seconds and then shuts down. The Overload Short Circuit light comes on when it dies. The GFCI usually has to be reset when I start the thing even in dry weather, but I've taken the GFCI and the 110v outlet out of the circuit, and the machine still dies after 3 seconds.
I need to get this thing running in the wet. I have basic circuit reading skills, but I don't even know where to start troubleshooting this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jim in NC