Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 6:29 pm
Purchased a Coleman Powermate It ran about an hour powering a few freezers.
After that time it quit producing current.
So, I went out and checked connections, looked good. I got out a 12v power
supply and connected it per the manual to remagnetize the unit. I heard the
motor drag down, plugged in a light and it is producing power.
With a small 50 watt load the output voltage is only 104 Volts.
I came in wrote the post, then decided to try a bigger load. The unit had
lost its magnetism.
I remagnitized it and connected an 1800 watt load and the output voltage is
only 94 volts.
Doesn't seem good! Any thoughts?
Mike
Posted by Chris Hill on June 9, 2008, 6:53 pm
>Purchased a Coleman Powermate It ran about an hour powering a few freezers.
>After that time it quit producing current.
> So, I went out and checked connections, looked good. I got out a 12v power
>supply and connected it per the manual to remagnetize the unit. I heard the
>motor drag down, plugged in a light and it is producing power.
>With a small 50 watt load the output voltage is only 104 Volts.
> I came in wrote the post, then decided to try a bigger load. The unit had
>lost its magnetism.
> I remagnitized it and connected an 1800 watt load and the output voltage is
>only 94 volts.
> Doesn't seem good! Any thoughts?
> Mike
Sounds like a warranty issue to me. The thing shouldn't lose
magnetism unless there is something rong with it or it has sat for a
very long time.
Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 7:35 pm
>>Purchased a Coleman Powermate It ran about an hour powering a few
>>freezers.
>>After that time it quit producing current.
>>
>> So, I went out and checked connections, looked good. I got out a 12v
>> power
>>supply and connected it per the manual to remagnetize the unit. I heard
>>the
>>motor drag down, plugged in a light and it is producing power.
>>With a small 50 watt load the output voltage is only 104 Volts.
>> I came in wrote the post, then decided to try a bigger load. The unit had
>>lost its magnetism.
>> I remagnitized it and connected an 1800 watt load and the output voltage
>> is
>>only 94 volts.
>> Doesn't seem good! Any thoughts?
>> Mike
> Sounds like a warranty issue to me. The thing shouldn't lose
> magnetism unless there is something rong with it or it has sat for a
> very long time.
It should be, but Coleman Powermate has closed and laidoff the employees.
The are in bankrupcy and have lawsuits pending.
Plus, I bought the unit three years ago and just took it out of the box
Saturday. I suspect they might give me a hard time with a warranty repair!
Posted by Neon John on June 9, 2008, 9:55 pm
>> Sounds like a warranty issue to me. The thing shouldn't lose
>> magnetism unless there is something rong with it or it has sat for a
>> very long time.
>>
> It should be, but Coleman Powermate has closed and laidoff the employees.
>The are in bankrupcy and have lawsuits pending.
> Plus, I bought the unit three years ago and just took it out of the box
>Saturday. I suspect they might give me a hard time with a warranty repair!
Where'd you hear that? They certainly seem to be up and running
http://www.powermate.com/
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Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 10:17 pm
>>> Sounds like a warranty issue to me. The thing shouldn't lose
>>> magnetism unless there is something rong with it or it has sat for a
>>> very long time.
>>>
>> It should be, but Coleman Powermate has closed and laidoff the employees.
>>The are in bankrupcy and have lawsuits pending.
>> Plus, I bought the unit three years ago and just took it out of the box
>>Saturday. I suspect they might give me a hard time with a warranty repair!
> Where'd you hear that? They certainly seem to be up and running
> http://www.powermate.com/
I called their service line and got the message that there are no service
reps available. After several attempts I looked online and found the
following among others.
http://igeneratepower.com/archives/30print/
http://www.bsdlaw.com/Investigations/Powermate.htm
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>After that time it quit producing current.
> So, I went out and checked connections, looked good. I got out a 12v power
>supply and connected it per the manual to remagnetize the unit. I heard the
>motor drag down, plugged in a light and it is producing power.
>With a small 50 watt load the output voltage is only 104 Volts.
> I came in wrote the post, then decided to try a bigger load. The unit had
>lost its magnetism.
> I remagnitized it and connected an 1800 watt load and the output voltage is
>only 94 volts.
> Doesn't seem good! Any thoughts?
> Mike