hi justice lee what a cool mep generator two cool generator set up two🎉

I bought one. Repaired some leaks on the return side fuel rail. Getting breakers and Romex this weekend. My loads are greater than yours, so I won't run central AC with it. She's a beauty. Thanks for the great, informative video.

The fuse (Littelfuse Brand KLDR 3 (KLDR-3) 3 Amp (3 A) 600V Midget Time-Delay fuse) was added around 2009 and in service models were upgraded to eliminate stator burnout from rectifier failure in the voltage regulator The diodes didn't really have a high enough voltage rating for the occasional 400 volt spike from the Quad winding. If you put a MOV (part #14D151K Metal Oxide Varistor Dependent Resistor 150V 95VAC 125VDC) between pins 7 & 8 (marked QUAD) of the voltage regulator you will protect it from these spikes and prevent failure in the voltage regulator (they are sometimes hard to find and expensive). Also, from your video, it's unclear of where your ground wire from the generator is going. It should not go to the house panel where the neutral is bonded to the ground, unsafe voltages could circulate back into the generator case. You should have a very good ground for the generator AT/NEXT TO the generator and no connection to the house panel ground.

@BigTone-S10

3 ай бұрын

So what your saying if I’m understanding you correctly- the ground wire coming from the generator should not be brought into the house/ panel at all and it should rather be hooked to the frame of the unit/case ground at the same spot as a ground rod /cable?

Very cool video, need more like it. Watch out for wet stacking at that low load

Run that unit at least 50% load or higher. I see guys running these things too long without a load. You don’t want wet stacking. I use an electric stove as a load bank. It won’t hurt it to run at max load.

@justicelee26

10 ай бұрын

I don’t worry too much about wet stacking. It can absolutely run 100% loaded 100% of the time but as long as it has at least some load on it the exhaust gets hot enough to avoid wet stacking in my experience. It’ll run for thousands of hours with no problems as long as you don’t run it completely unloaded for extended periods of time.

Looks like you need to adjust your frequency just a bit.

Just be carefull of "wet Stacking" your Generator ( operating with a very small load ). This can be a problem with all diesel generator and can lead to a premiture failure of the diesel engine.

How did you exactly wire this to your house

Hello Sir good evening/good morning, I saw your video on youtube regarding an MEP 802 generator, and was wondering if you know if that is the generator used for the ac unit ACE-802-392S and if not, if you know which generator(s) is/are used to power that ac unit.

Justice - my wife and I are about to go fully off grid and set up a 48 volt off grid system. We need a dependable generator to power the inverters and charge controllers for (2) 2,000 amp hour batteries. I am wondering if a unit like this can provide the amount of battery we need to charge the battery bank(s).

@justicelee26

6 ай бұрын

I would recommend a generator that has a 2 wire start that can automatically start and charge your battery bank. For example you can have an all in one system start battery charging when the capacity is down to 10% and charge to 80%. My opinion is that for off grid I would go new for maximum dependability and ease of use.

Could you run a stick welder on one of these?

Loud?

Hey You said second generator ? Did you have another before this one ? Hii is w much did you pay for this one ? Thank you nice video

What kind of motor oil does this generator use? 10w-30?

@PNW-LOGGING-HOMESTEAD

2 жыл бұрын

15-40

How does the sine wave look on one of those generators? Is it a pure sine wave or less than 5% total harmonic distortion ?

@willwaconsya3433

10 ай бұрын

It’s very good. This is a four pole unit. Military grade specs. Well shielded and quiet. I have the trailer mounted version. Best generator ever! Easy start up even in extreme cold. I bought a remote start for it.

@pootispiker2866

6 ай бұрын

Military grade is pretty misleading. All that mage is out meets the lowest possible standards for the US military. These are milspec machines with an output that you would be hard pressed to differentiate from grid power. Being a diesel, it doesn't hunt much at all

@BigTone-S10

3 ай бұрын

@@willwaconsya3433where did ya get/ find the remote start kit?

Very nice. I’m looking into getting one. Was a ground rod required?

@justicelee26

5 жыл бұрын

Texas Law Dawg a grounding rod is not required if connected to your houses electrical panel because that panel already has a ground. The generator can be easily moved with a forklift but it can also be moved around using a winch if you can drag it or move it around on pipes.

@texaslawdawg1902

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justice, I have an Interlok kit on my panel and a 50 amp plug for my gas jenny, but I think it’s time to upgrade.

Its hard to hear over that generator

Safety sally here . You have any issue with co coming into the house since genie is so close to it?

@justicelee26

3 жыл бұрын

I considered that as a potential concern. I monitored the house and I have never had a problem. I’ve never smelled the exhaust inside the house either.

How long will it run on a full tank of fuel?

@justicelee26

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on loading. It will run about 24 hours on a full tank powering my house and 10 hours fully loaded. I have a 100 gallon aux fuel tank attached now and it will automatically fill the internal tank when it gets down to a quarter full. With the aux fuel tank it will run for several weeks if I use it right.

And how the heck did you get it in your backyard? That’s my issue.

@thomashalstead9121

3 жыл бұрын

you could rent a dingo with forks, and that should move it fine.

How much fuel does it use?

@justicelee26

6 ай бұрын

It uses about 1 gallon per hour loaded to 10kw and about half a gallon per hour half loaded.

How many gallons an hour do you burn running the house?

@justicelee26

4 ай бұрын

About half a gallon per hour running the house. Fully loaded it burns 1 gallon per hour.

How much did you end up having to pay for that generator? I'm thinking about getting one. I'm curious. Thanks.

@justicelee26

4 жыл бұрын

troykchdable 3000 but the price can be a lot higher now.

@CrazyForCooCooPuffs

2 жыл бұрын

@@justicelee26 about 9k now

@billjenkins687

Жыл бұрын

I paid three grand at gov planet. Trailer mounted.

How many kw is it?

@EmbarkChief

2 жыл бұрын

That's a 10Kw unit if its an 803A

@CrazyForCooCooPuffs

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmbarkChief underrated can do 15kw before it starts to slow down. Saw it on another youtube video.

@pootispiker2866

6 ай бұрын

​@@CrazyForCooCooPuffsIt's probably not rated for 15 because of thermal problems in the generator head at that load.

@tarster

6 ай бұрын

@@CrazyForCooCooPuffs its a 12.5kw underrated to 10k for continuous use, the placard on the unit states 52 amps at 1PH 120/240.

Please don't try to talk with the engine running. Almost completely impossible to hear what you're saying. :(