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I have a 6.5kw Gererac genset that has always been difficult to start but once started has always produced electricity. Today I finally got it started but no output.
I hate to have to haul it into town for service. Is there some diagnostic I can run or should I just pack it in?
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Should have a reset button that may need to be reset.
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It has a number of reset buttons on the panel all of which have been reset.
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I would first check the capacitor to make sure it is not bad. Its most likely that or a loose connection inside the generator.
Post a model # and let the troubleshooting begin.
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I have a 6.5kw Gererac genset that has always been difficult to start but once started has always produced electricity. Today I finally got it started but no output.
I hate to have to haul it into town for service.
Your electric wang broke down?
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Spanky this seems to be a free service....even if it isn't spend a few shekels to get your Generac working. Quit being a tightwad.
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It's not a free service, they want a credit card up front. But thanks for the info.
I have no problem with buying a new one if I have to.
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hmmm buy a new one or spend a couple of bucks to diagnose the old one...........yep buy a new one that makes sense. You could always call the manufacturer.
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I would first check the capacitor to make sure it is not bad. Its most likely that or a loose connection inside the generator.
Post a model # and let the troubleshooting begin. Thank you, I'll post the model number tomorrow right now I'm about ready for bed.
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wow...... "Amount you will pay IF satisfied with the answer: $ 17" and you balked.................friggin unbelievable...you don't even have to pay unless you are satisfied. How cheap are you? You make Ebenezer Scrooge look like a big spender!
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I would first check the capacitor to make sure it is not bad. Its most likely that or a loose connection inside the generator.
Post a model # and let the troubleshooting begin. Thank you, I'll post the model number tomorrow right now I'm about ready for bed. I can't believe you want free advice....do you give your books away?
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Is it plugged in ??
Seriously - if it was producing power when last shut down, then the sudden problem probably is a bad connector, wiring issue (mice chewed wire, etc.) or something that became broken while moving it. Take a good look.
If the gen is spinning fine and free, it is some electrical bug. Got a meter? Start at the output from gen and start measuring/testing until you get a zero.
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wow...... "Amount you will pay IF satisfied with the answer: $ 17" and you balked.................friggin unbelievable...you don't even have to pay unless you are satisfied. How cheap are you? You make Ebenezer Scrooge look like a big spender!
That sounds like the kind of place I've used. On the single occasion I tried it, they worked with me over two days to arrive a satisfactory conclusion. It was then that I had to make the payment. (Of course they also like to try to 'oblige' a tip out of you, but that seems to keep things on the pleasant and helpful side of the scale.)
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Generac 6500 EXL serial 4123935 120/240v 54.2/27.amps single phase, 3600rpm
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Is it plugged in ??
Seriously - if it was producing power when last shut down, then the sudden problem probably is a bad connector, wiring issue (mice chewed wire, etc.) or something that became broken while moving it. Take a good look.
If the gen is spinning fine and free, it is some electrical bug. Got a meter? Start at the output from gen and start measuring/testing until you get a zero. The gen is spinning just fine, no output at any of the output sockets and no power to the house. It's got to be an internal electrical problem.
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Did you check the Flux Capacitor ?
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Is there power out of the generator to output panel?
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I think I located the problem. I pulled the inspection plate off the rear of the generator and spotted a fried connector to an aluminum part the looks to me like a heat sink. It is marked BCT8-04 and it is definitely fried. Is that the Flux Capacitor It looks like a spider shorted it out.
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Here's the problem with your connected aluminum thingy.
According to our model (Fig. 2), the minimal mass of glycoproteins needed to detect a field of 2 mV/m is M&1.4_10_18/2_10_6&0.7_10_12 kg, which corresponds to a sphere of about 11 mm in diameter. Electroreceptor cells have diameters of 10�20 mm. If we assume that the glycoproteins form prolate ellipsoids, it is easy to see that they could control the opening of 10�20 ion channels per cell, which could be sufficient to initiate transduction by the same mechanism as that occurring in stretch receptors. A 2-MDa hyaluronan molecule has a length of about 5 mm, and individual hyaluronan molecules can be linked together to form cables >200 mm [Day and de la Motte, 2005]. Thus, the force applied to the glycoproteins by the field could cause a simultaneous response in many cells.
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