Old Powermate schematics needed

 I found an old Powermate PM1500 generator yesterday. It was still in the
box, with a 'No Oil' tag near the still disconnected spark plug.

It is powered by a side valve Kawasaki model FA130D engine.

No amount of web searching has turned up anything of use. I did find a
PDF manual in French, but it has no wiring diagram.

Any help in finding a source for the schematics would be greatly
appreciated.

I stumbled across the long and sad history of the Powermate plant. It's
been through more owners than I can remember.


mike

 

Has it ever been filled with oil and ran?  Why do you need the wiring
diagram?  No output?  That could just be a loss of residual magnetism in the
coils.  Does the alternator have brushes (or do you know yet)?

I have a Coleman Powermate Pulse 1850 and I'll see if it has a wiring
diagram.  Maybe it's similar enough.

 Ulysses wrote:


It seems to be new. I filled it up with 10-30W and some gas and it fired
on the second pull. The output is fine. I ran a 1000watt heater with it
for half an hour. I wanted the schematics for any future reference that
may be needed.

The unit seems a bit dated, but runs fairly quietly. I will be using it
to heat up a six horse Listeroid diesel when it gets stubborn in sub
zero weather. A 500 watt heater screws into the oil drain hole and a 2
or 3 hundred watt block heater is fitted to the coolant hose coming out
of the bottom of the cylinder.

This small unit will run about half an hour before the large unit is
turned over and the Listeroid should thank me for warming the oil.


It may be. Getting the information on the PM1500 for comparison looks to
be the hard part.



mike

 

You would be better off, to just use Momma's Hair Dryer, and blow
Hot Air down the Listeroids Air Intake Manifold, while spinning it up
with the Compression Release engaged, and then tripping the the Release
Lever. Doesn't take near as much energy, and will fire on the first
Compression Cycle.  If your oil is to thick, you need to get yourself a
good Multi-Grade Diesel LubeOil that is consistent with your local
Operating Temperature Range. Up here in the alaskan bush, I use Delo 400
15W40, good to well below Zero..... and I do generate ALL my own
power....

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Bruce in alaska
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 Bruce in alaska wrote:


I've been using a small propane torch. I get both valves open and blow
hot air into the intake. Once I feel warm air coming out the exhaust,
it's ready for the 'ritual'.




I have noted the oil..Chevron may be hard to get here, so I'll search
out the equivalent..


Thank you.



mike