Isan Farang Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 So today i went and purchased a new battery for my gen set. While I had it running I flicked the breaker switch to on but I observed no reading on the volt meter. I then went and plugged in a power tool thinking perhaps it was the meter that was faulty, but I am getting no power at the socket. I pulled off the front panel and had a peep to check for anything obvious, there was also an inline fuse I observed and checked and it was good. Just checking if there is any other things I can look at before I have it sent to my repair shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 You sure the breaker switch is ON? Maybe turn off then on. Does it stay on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 If it's been stood for a long while it may have lost it's residual magnetism. You can "flash" it with a vehicle battery, check Google for instructions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isan Farang Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 47 minutes ago, Crossy said: If it's been stood for a long while it may have lost it's residual magnetism. You can "flash" it with a vehicle battery, check Google for instructions. The repair man will come to my location within a couple of days, so I will leave him to find the issue. Will let you know the outcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isan Farang Posted June 7, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 5:26 PM, Isan Farang said: The repair man will come to my location within a couple of days, so I will leave him to find the issue. Will let you know the outcome. My repair man just fixed the issue in 1 min. Option 1 done the trick He told me the first two things to perform is 1. On the speed control lever coming from the carb, give it a flick to rev the engine speed. 2. Flash two specific points on the back of the motor with two wires connected to the battery I purchased this genset new on 2005 and so far I have spent 3.500 Baht on repairs, not bad for a China made item that many state is crap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Result! Sounds like it just needed a bit of extra oomph to get it to self-excite. Try not to leave it stood for long periods so the residual magnetism stays strong enough. I run ours once a month (first Sunday of the month) for an hour whether it has been used or not. I charge the battery at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Crossy said: I charge the battery at the same time. External charge? Or just using the genset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said: External charge? Or just using the genset? External, a simple smart-charger. The task goes:- Put the kettle on. Hook the charger to the battery and start the charger (mine has a button). Make and drink tea. Check email etc etc. Once the "charged" light comes on open the breaker that feeds the ATS. Genset starts. Run for an hour feeding the normal house load. Drink more tea, feed fish, chooks, dogs Turn the ATS breaker back on Genset stops Check and re-fuel if necessary. Forget about it until next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankruatsteve Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Now you got me wondering again... Wouldn't your genset charge the battery during an hour's operation? Is external charge necessary or do you do just because? BTW: If you have a checklist for bedtime, I'd hope not to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isan Farang Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Crossy said: External, a simple smart-charger. The task goes:- Put the kettle on. Hook the charger to the battery and start the charger (mine has a button). Make and drink tea. Check email etc etc. Once the "charged" light comes on open the breaker that feeds the ATS. Genset starts. Run for an hour feeding the normal house load. Drink more tea, feed fish, chooks, dogs Turn the ATS breaker back on Genset stops Check and re-fuel if necessary. Forget about it until next month. Previously when I purchased a new battery, I just got one from the suppliers shelf already charged, the issue for me was if its a slow selling type how long has it been sitting there. On my last two replacements I have told them to fill a new battery with acid and then I will bring home and charge alone. This arrangement has for sure extended the battery life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said: Wouldn't your genset charge the battery during an hour's operation? Yup, it should put back the bit of charge it used to start, I just don't like standing in the rain pulling the recoil starter when it doesn't. As an OCD sufferer I have many checklists, not physical ones, all in the (warped) mind. EDIT Make a note to check it actually is charging when running ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirejerker Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 My repair man just fixed the issue in 1 min. Option 1 done the trick He told me the first two things to perform is 1. On the speed control lever coming from the carb, give it a flick to rev the engine speed. 2. Flash two specific points on the back of the motor with two wires connected to the battery I purchased this genset new on 2005 and so far I have spent 3.500 Baht on repairs, not bad for a China made item that many state is crap.I’ve preformed item two a couple of times with great success and I now wonder had I known about item 1 I may have saved a lot of dickering around. Next time.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Wirejerker said: I’ve preformed item two a couple of times with great success and I now wonder had I known about item 1 I may have saved a lot of dickering around. Next time. Same here, never even thought of giving it a few more revs to get it going ???? Even at my age you learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Crossy said: Same here, never even thought of giving it a few more revs to get it going ???? Even at my age you learn something new every day. I guess that you were not a motorcyclist as I was for about 40 some years, as blipping the throttle would be an almost instinctive action when starting any petrol engine, where you have access to the throttle. I haven't had extensive diesel experience, only having driven about 50,000 miles, so I'm not sure that that works for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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