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Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on September 13, 2007, 8:03 pm
Please log in for more thread options The charging system is likely holding back since the battery is dead.
It might be in protection mode from hurting itself or over current.
Try replacing the battery and watch the alternator output. It might
have a bad rectifier in it and killed the battery and thus the machine...
Martin
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jkfenwick@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Sep 13, 10:57 am, Ignoramus32529 <ignoramus32...@NOSPAM.
> 32529.invalid> wrote:
wrote:
>>> I rescued a lister 10 kw gen.from the dumpster. This has been stored
>>> for the last 15 plus years and I will bet that it was not used more
>>> than 20 hrs in the last 25 years. It has a 4 way 120 plug and a 240
>>> volt 3 phase plug. The gen. label says it is a 3 phase. Is it possable
>>> to wire this for 220 single phase? I want to use this to power a small
>>> shop and for a backup to my house. Thank again kfen
>> Your 4 way 120 plug should supply normal house single phase, no?
>>
>> You cannot get full power on single phase from a 3 phase generator,
>> unless it is "reconnectable". But even if you get 2/3 of power, it is
>> great.
>>
>> Does the generator run?
>>
>> Check out two places: alt.energy.homepower and smokstak.com's
>> forums. I frequent smokstak's Onan forums because I have an old Onan
>> generator.
>>
>> They will help you to get it running.
>>
>> i
>
> It runs perfect. I put the hoses in 5 gallons of diesel primed it and
> she fired right up. Battery is shot and the alternator is not
> charging. Pluged in a hair dryer in the 120 side and she ran fine.
>
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> for the last 15 plus years and I will bet that it was not used more
> than 20 hrs in the last 25 years. It has a 4 way 120 plug and a 240
> volt 3 phase plug. The gen. label says it is a 3 phase. Is it possable
> to wire this for 220 single phase? I want to use this to power a small
> shop and for a backup to my house. Thank again kfen
>