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Posted by Ulysses on July 4, 2008, 12:57 pm
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> ransley wrote:
> > You ran the unit in the rain! I hope it had a roof over it and did not
> > get wet. I mean that chassis ground is to protect you, not the gen,
> > units go bad or if its wet the operator can be killed
>
> yes, the top of the unit has a kind of lid that protects all parts in such
a way that
> no water hits any electric parts and the powerhead is located under
plastic fuel tank
> so also protected from rain
>
> ok, so the grounding wire is simply to protect me and unit would continue
to run even
> without proper ground wire, got it
>
> not sure then why it decided to turn off this time as I had no new load
starting when
> this occurred, both fridge and ac were running steadily, not turning off
and on when
> it decided to flicker lights and shut off.
>
> is there a simple way to diagnose what it will do under load to simulate
the event
> without actually connecting to house load?
>
>
I would gather up a bunch of blow dryers and electric heaters and add them
up until I got a resistive load about equal to the rated output of the
generator head being conscience of equaling distributing the load on both
legs of the output and see if it can produce the rated output. If you have
a Kill A Watt meter or something that to verify the loads that would be a
plus.
Check the oil level. Even if it was recently serviced that does not
necessarily mean the oil level is not low. If it is a slanted oil fill hole
fill it to where it is almost running out. You can temporarily disconnect
the low oil float switch to check for an intermittant problem. It is
usually a yellow wire.
Visually check for any wires (probably black) or connectors that might be
making contact with ground due to engine vibration.
Sometimes a bad On/Off switch can be intermittant. Most On/Off switches are
open while running and connected to ground to turn off the engine.
Disconnecting it temporarily (probably a black or brown wire) may help
locate an intermittant switch.
Remove the fuel line and check to see if it is flowing easily (use a
suitable container to catch the gas, of course). If not remove the fuel
filter (if it has one) at the tank shut-off valve and clean it. Honda
sometimes uses a filter screen inside the fuel line but probably not on the
GX engine.
Check the air filter.
Check the governor to make sure it is moving freely.
Check and regap the spark plug.
Sometimes a bad ingition module will start and run just fine and then
suddenly stop. Then it will start again.
If you do all this (what I call routine maintenance) and it stll has
problems remove the float bowl from the carburator and check to see if the
float is stuck. Sometimes there will be a little burr on the edges of the
float pivot that can be gently sanded off. There should be a screw near the
bottom of the float bowl for draining out the gas before taking if off.
Turn off the fuel supply first, of course.
Are you doing anything such as connecting this generator to an inverter such
as an OutBack or Xantrex SW?
Maybe the generator doesn't like your inverter AC. Does it work OK with
other comparable loads? None of my microwave ovens work well with any of my
generators. Neither do battery chargers.
Is this thing still under warranty?
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