Hey Mike, Good to see you posting again! Always enjoy watching you put those big gensets through their paces! I'm already looking forward to the next one!

@johndean7618

Жыл бұрын

Inductive Load bank. These are reacter equipped and expensive and much larger then a restive load bank, but we'll load the engine and generator. I have had generators with a bad roter that tested good with on load bank test, but would not start the motors in his saw mill.

Finally you are good and we have a new video! Thanks!

@small64fttall17

Жыл бұрын

Yes. He is back.

Good to see you, Mike! Excellent presentation here. Always enjoy your videos. Recently retired from 36 years Operating Engineer at a major OKC hospital. We ran mostly Waukesha Pearce units, Onan's and a few Cats, for a total of 7,500 KW. Was exciting work, HOT, but exciting. I miss it already! Will be watching for your next presentation.

Resistive load bank only load test the engine, not the generator. It takes verry little excitation to make rated voltage no power factor. Put 8% lag load and you will see the nameplate excitation. I worked for Michigan Cat for 43 years as a E P G Field tec. Those things are bullet profe. But you should see about 12 volts no load @ reted voltage to make sure all is good in the excitation system. Glad you are back.

@erik_dk842

Жыл бұрын

How is the non-resistive load created?

@sstorholm

Жыл бұрын

You need some reactance, so either inductors or capacitors. If memory serves you’d need an inductive load to make a lagging load.

@Loykaz

4 ай бұрын

What do you mean 8% lag load will make excitation volt?​@sstorholm

It Is so comfortiable To Watch this video when someone knowes what their talking about . You are the best. Mike Makowsky

Glad to see you back online, hope everything’s been ok!

It's good to see you again! And, it's good to see that you can get replacements for obsolete electronics on these machines. I must say, it's an impressive result, and considering the load that's being switched on and off, that engine barely flinched at all. That's going to be a good genset for someone.

That was great! It's always good to see someone who knows what they're doing working on these machines.

Careful with fuses in the sensing lines, if one of them blows voltage will go up until smoke comes out everywhere, lots of collateral damage.

@montey1017

Жыл бұрын

Correct. They are internally fused also.

Glad you're back Mike....from another Mike LOL. That CAT's not even breaking a sweat and sounds great. Great explanations as always.

I LOVE THE NEW WIRING AND COMPONENTS , LOOKS SO CLEAN AND NEAT !

My favorite channel! You deserve a lot more subs.

Nice to have you back. Sometimes life just gets in the way. Your knowledge of the voltage control circuitry and substitute regulation systems is mighty impressive.

@SmallEngineMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Paul!

good to see a new video, your wiring is always good looking

Missed yer buddy! All best to You and Your family for 2023, Great vid as per usual

Wow! I was just thinking, just 2 hours ago, that Mike hasn't put out a video in some time. Awesome.

Great to see you back on! Thanks !!

21:36 What a great sounding Cat!

enjoying seeing the old CAT iron get a second life.

Beautiful workmanship in that panel.

Probably the most work it’s done in a long time. Great video!

Mike, like the guys said. Good to see you posting again, always enjoy your content👍👍🇺🇸

Hey Mike, it is great to have you post a vid again and as usual, a great vid. Glad to see you back, thanks for your efforts as we all love to be your apprentices, looking over your shoulder.

Great to see you back! Can't wait till the next project.

Very nice to have you back.

Thank Mike, your a master technician great to watch.

Nice neat control wiring job. And that engine sounds great!

Good to have you back, interesting video,nice to know the modern equipment works on the old gen sets.

Im currently doing a full controller upgrade on an old 60kw Generac, went up in smoke on me during a diagnoses for no remote start. The entire generator control harness was melted and fused together. It needed a new governor controller and actuator, as the original Generac stepper motor needed inputs from the original control module, which is obsolete. So I have a new deep sea controller installed, engine running at 60hz, and the next step is to get the new Generac AVR working. It also requires ballast resistors, and in the schematic it shows a rectifier in the field circuit as well, so Im assuming the AVR does not put out a straight DC voltage for the field.

Good to see you back glad everything is going good for you thanks for sharing

Nice to see you back and working

Glad you're back, Mike. Happy new year. Looking forward to more great work in 2023. Looks like you've got the old Cat genset all straightened out. Also I always love the cleanliness of your wiring.

Awesome Job on the conversion ,Glad to see you back on with the Big gensets

Glad to see you again. i do learn so much from you videos... Thank you

It was good to see your channel pop back up again. I really miss this glad to have your back.

Glad you are back, hope to see more soon!

That engine sounds terrific. Glad you can keep these older gen sets running.

Great to see you back. Hope everyone is well.

Great to see your back, I was getting kinda worried you were well. I watch James Condon every week and got your link from his recommendations . More videos soon I hope. Many thanks Tony Quinn.

Good to see you Mike, I love your level of layout and finish great work as usual.

Good to see you back. I do love your videos. They are so informative.

very accurate engine control to!

Excellent video. That is an awesome gen set

Yes!! Glad to see you're doing well

Good to see you back. Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Great to see you back Mike look forward to upcoming videos

I enjoy your videos. It's good to see you back on YT.

Good to see you at work again. Great video for a regulator upgrade.

I am glad to see you back! I love watching your videos. Great job!

Finally you are back explaining things some of us don't know.

It's good to see you again!

Glad you're posting again! Been missing your videos

It's been a while. Thanks for posting another video, they're always enjoyable.

Nice to see you back, I've missed your excellent content.

G'day, Mike! Happy New Year to you, and your family, too! Hope you know, it's very good to see you! We all have missed you! By the way... Enjoyed the video!! I really appreciate your wonderful expertise and knowledge! (Cat VR1 voltage regulator replacement, with a new Basler AVC63-12) Thank you! 'Well done!!' Cheers! ❤🛠✌🏻😊

UK Glad to see you. as long as your OK that's what matters most.

its good to see you again mike

Good to see you again 🙂 Happy & Safe New Year to you & your family

Hey Mike, welcome back! I don't understand anything about electronics or generators but I enjoy watching you troubleshoot and retrofit these old machines. Hope to see you again at the show this summer.

Love your videos very informative

I always enjoy your videos, and wish I had your knowledge of these old gensets.

7 months, welcome back!

GOOD fix! Sweet genset. I was arond that engine in D6-C' and 7-F's. Fine setup and it has the hand throttle like the old genset the crusher had with a D-8 or 9 pony start engine. Slow speed but STRONG! Glad you're back!

Hi Mike, sure good to see ya again!!! Hope there will be some more from you shortly. Whatever your circumstances, keep up the great work!!! Thanks for the great content!!! I've always enjoyed your efforts. I did 30 years with the phone company doing their power and battery plants, so I love to watch your projects and see you save some of these old machines.

Nice job young man. Very good tutorial on the regulator functionality.👍👍👏🏻👏🏻

good to see you back agen mike, intersting vid,, thank you. regards richard.

As always really well done and well explained love the videos

Nice to see you back, Mike.

I'm glad you're back! I very much enjoy you're channel.

Glad to see you're back. You were missed.

Just found your channel, i'm almost 2 years into my career in the genset maintainence/repair field so your channel is a nice resource! I'm much more comfortable with the mechanical side of things rather than the electrical and i always have been, but i hope that changes with time, watching your videos will certainly help haha. Super tidy job with the wiring, love to see it 🙌👌

Very happy to see a video from you again. I always enjoy watching. I hope all is well with you.

Nice to have another video from you!

Never fail to learn a thing or two every time..... nice to see you!

Great to see you back again, you have been missed.

excellent video, thank you

Great to see you back.

Good to see you back!

I was wondering if you had already posted a video of an AVR retrofit. What a coincidence that you posted this one today. Thank you for the new video, it was just what I wanted to see!

Welcome back!! Man that's a nice genset. Gotta love Basler controls. . . Nice work as always!

good to see you back

Super glad to see you're back! Been missing your knowledge, expertise and videos!

@SmallEngineMechanic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

Good to have ya back,

Great to see you back again, I am sure I am not alone in my thoughts, missed your excellent content. So awesome to see 10K views in 1 day. The numbers do not lie.

Nice to see you again!

Nice to see ya boss, always love your videos.

Mike, nice to see you back.

I'm glad to see you again

Excellent, welcome back Mike!

Your distorted voice, caused by overpressured microphone membrane and mixed with powerful cat roaring, is just wonderful combination of your enthusiasm and brute force of big combustion engine. Thank you, for another interesting video. Best regards from viewer from the other side of the globe.

Good to see you again!!!!

Good to see you back, hope married life is treating you well. These old rigs are getting more desirable by the day.

Nice! Glad you are back.

Welcome back! Enjoyed the video. Nice wiring job on the new regulator wiring. If it looks good it will work good.

Glad you are back, been missing your videos.

always well dome and interesting! Welcome back and Happy New Year!

The other commenters have said it well and I too, have certainly missed you interesting videos. This one is no exception with this new regulator installation and run up. I was looking at the exhaust stack to see what colour the smoke was, looks good now, as you pointed out. That CAT seems to be healthy and is up to the work. I am mostly looking forward to when you can get back to your big CAT Gen-Set, I was very interested in that work. Time is precious I know, as you pointed out here, you are "on the clock". I'd say this customer is getting his money's worth if you're on the job. Thanks for this one!

Ahh sweet man love your channel an missed seeing the videos. So glad your back !

glad to see you back!

Nice to see you back !!