re Honda 240/12 v portable generator

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ray

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Hi, hoping someone can help.. I have a 3.5 kva electric start portable
petrol generator which has not been used for around 3 years.

Motor styarts and runs great, but no generation of any electrical power..

It has been suggested that one should "excite" the armature and another
mentions
polarizing the armature.....Is there someone out there that can put me on
the right track?
regards Ray (Victoria,Australia)
 
ray wrote:
Hi, hoping someone can help.. I have a 3.5 kva electric start portable
petrol generator which has not been used for around 3 years.

Motor styarts and runs great, but no generation of any electrical power..

It has been suggested that one should "excite" the armature and another
mentions
polarizing the armature.....Is there someone out there that can put me on
the right track?
regards Ray (Victoria,Australia)
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Is it a generator or an alternator? Makes a BIG difference.
Don't take random inputs you get from the web without verifying.
You can make a lot of smoke by applying a generator technique to
an alternator.
I suppose it's possible that you could be suffering loss of residual
magnetism, but that wouldn't be my first attempt at repair.
The manufacturer of the unit will have the best advice.
mike


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Thanks Mike,
Your interest & advice is much appreciated.

I did get a response from another newsgroup, which advised me to have a look
at http://www.endtimesreport.com/dead_gen.html .

It turned out to be a comprehensive article entitled "RE-ENERGIZING DEAD
GENERATORS " (2.5 pages)

In short, it suggests a way of doing it by connecting the output of a spare
generator to the output of the dead generator, while the dead generator is
being driven by the petrol engine ?? uses three 60 watt globes in series
in the connecting line. ??

I am hesitant in trying this procedure, as we are talking about 240 volts
AC.....

If you could have a look at this article and give me your opinion before I
take an action that could turn out to be a really bad thing....

regards Ray
 
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:04:23 GMT "ray" <rayll@bigpond.com> wrote:

Hi, hoping someone can help.. I have a 3.5 kva electric start portable
petrol generator which has not been used for around 3 years.

Motor styarts and runs great, but no generation of any electrical power..

It has been suggested that one should "excite" the armature and another
mentions
polarizing the armature.....Is there someone out there that can put me on
the right track?
Click to expand...
Polarizing is only done to DC generators, never to AC generators or
alternators.

AC generators do indeed require some initial exciting current, but
this would normally come from the motor that drives it. Is the
electrical system on that motor working properly?

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Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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<< Motor styarts and runs great, but no generation of any electrical power..

It has been suggested that one should "excite" the armature >>

Ray-

How did your problem play out? Were you successful in getting the generator to
work?

As I write this, my generator is chugging along, keeping my refrigerator cool.
It seems that a pretty big hurricane knocked out power to thousands of people,
and the power company says it might be a while before power is restored. That
little generator is a life saver!

Fred
 
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