"Tow behind" generator not working

 There is a local opportunity to buy a used, name brand tow behind
generator that is not working as follows: the engine (4 cyl. White
diesel) is running fine, the generator is not making any output.

I think that it will be a good way to spend some time in the fall
messing with it. As with most dead electrical things, the hope is that
there may be something simple with it.

My question is whether the above assessment is realistic. Has anyone
tried fixing generators that would not make output?

i

 

if you haven't bought it yet, use the smell test. Stick your nose up near
the armature. If it smells like majic smoke escaped, beware. otherwise, good
chance it doesn't need a rewind and repair might not be bad.

Karl

 On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:57:01 -0500, Karl Townsend

Thanks... It is a little too far from me to just go and smell. I will
try my luck with a low price. By the way, the drive I mentioned
yesterday works fine.

i

 I had a bad armature and regulator on mine. $200 fix for a handful of parts.
An afternoon. Replacement genheads are also available from harbor freight
and other places.

--
Steve Spence
Director, Green-Trust
http://www.green-trust.org
http://www.green-trust.org/bookshop/

 I had a bad armature and regulator on mine. $200 fix for a handful of parts.
An afternoon. Replacement genheads are also available from harbor freight
and other places.

--
Steve Spence
Director, Green-Trust
http://www.green-trust.org
http://www.green-trust.org/bookshop/