Generator Not Making Power - Testing and Repair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2021
- Picked up this Briggs and Stratton 10HP Storm Responder Generator for $150. There is no power output from the generator head. Will troubleshoot the issue and fix or replace the powerhead.
Not convinced this stator is bad. Had another go with this powerhead in this video: • Will It Make Power Aga...
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Love the workshop at home and nice neighborhood. Have seen shots in fall and winter. Nice family, too. Videos made in heaven.
I am not mechanically inclined when it comes to generators so I really enjoy your videos.
Nothing beats a honest self-questioning approach! You win! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us!
It's 6:00 a.m. and kicked back in my chair with coffee and watching another head-scratching generator video by James. Ahhhh, retirement is good. Thanks James
Ok this is weird, I looked at the clock at its 6a.m exactly,
But Ive got a bong, cigarette and an RC Cola, I'm trying to buck the odds.
You sir are one of the best repair TH-camrs in all of TH-cam universe! Your calm demeanor, the way you articulate your knowledge and explain things is just the best. Thank you for all your videos and the work you do.
Thanks 👍
Wow James ,that is a lot of work ! When I went to Electrical school a long time ago we studied motors, AC and DC . We learned how generators work. WE also had a project to rewind a motor . After 40 some odd years ,I still have that motor. One thing we did after we finished winding the stater and soldering the poles together and checking for proper polarity was spray the stater winding was we called Red Dog .It was an insulating spray to help ensure even the windings were laminated, this was a little insurance. I realize that when you are manufacturing thousands of these rigs a month , you can stop and spray insulating spray on the windings.
Wow, thanks so much, James! You made my day by pointing out that trick of applying 12 volts to the brush assembly to restore the magnetism! I had a brain freeze when grid power was restored to my house and I failed to disconnect the generator, so power backfed into the generator and obviously demagnetized it so there was no output. I wish I had found your video before I completely disassembled the generator for no reason. Now it's working like a charm. You da' man!
What I like about your videos is, you never give up... Patience is a virtue...
Making mistakes we all learn , owning up is professional. Will enjoy your next video on the stator fault and your findings. Thank you, Greeting from Dublin Ireland
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Once again mr generator is the man to get the generator back up and running
I like your channel and you've educated me a lot about these generators. I know you are trying to help the DIYer trying to fix their generators thus the use of the general purpose multimeter test leads. You built a special purpose fuel tank to make your life easier. Consider making some special purpose test lead adapters that are more secure. Especially when measuring while the gen is running.
Technical excellence and humility - respect!
The longer you work on things the sooner you will find that one case that catches you.
Glad you found the real culprit and owned up to it.
Hope the power head is in fact a good one.
Thanks for sharing.
Well Doc, we all learned something new today. All that appears ok is not and some that is not ok is ok.
Great job you sure know your generators. Nice to have the spare parts on hand.
Thank you sir, and as a 2 years student in mechanics...your videos are quite helpful to me✔️
Hey James I’d love to see you do a series of videos teaching us how the generator works and how to troubleshoot when it doesn’t work. I think it would do great for you maybe even go viral. It seems nobody really understands exactly how they work and how to troubleshoot and fix Just a thought and idea!!!!Thanks
Great idea, with an explanation of DPE windings and what they do, because I googled it and I'm still lost. Lol
@@Mike-ig2zq me too. I’d love to see James do a series on that. I think he would get an overwhelming response. What do you think??? What would you like to see??
Me too James that would be informative !!!
Thanks 🙏
@@Lovinflyindrones2022 A to Z. Step by step, theory combined with practical applications and testing.
I kinda made that video two years ago. Been sitting in my queue for release and it has not been released yet... been saving it for a rainy day, but I think it has been long enough.
Well done and thank you for sharing your story at the end. Good luck with everything 👍👍
James, I’ve enjoyed watching you repair generators for over a year and finally had a dead ES 300c Honda.. gas was at least 3 yrs old in the carb. Main jet was totally clogged and even tank filter. Recoil starter was off and in pieces. 1hr later I had a perfectly running Honda. $3 worth of carb cleaner and your channel. I need your hot tank if I keep doing this, tho. Thanks!
Really enjoy all your videos. I ran into the same problem with my diesel generator a few months ago. Multimeter test all looks good but still no power. I did see the small burn mark after removing the stator, but not sure if the mark I saw is the problem. Finally I took a chance and bought a used gen head and problem solved. Thanks for making all the videos because I know how difficult it is to figuring out something, shooting video and explaining it at the same time.
Very nice job I've never attempted to work on these generators but I feel more comfortable after watching.
James, I really enjoy your videos on generators. You have taken great care in both function and appearance of the used generators passing thru your shop. This one looked like you didn't have to paint anything or polish the chrome muffler cover. You did gave the gas tank a good washing. I wondered if on those rubber/vinyl dust caps over the outlets if you use something like Armour-All, boot polish, wax etc to try to get the luster back.
52 seconds in and whaaaaat!? Two camera filming now?? Love it for the close-up of the multimeter! 👍👍
I really love your videos - extremely well researched and presented - and really useful. Thanks so much for creating this content.
James, thank you for another great video. By the way, I do enjoy it when you switch things up every now and then and bring back other power equipment. 👍
For 45 min of my time I LEARNED A LOT!!! Thanks James for sharing your expertise. You the Man..
Thanks for the update info. I always like to see what the problem really is for future reference.
I got an old 80's tecumseh craftsman genny 5000 watts. Rebuilt the carb and got it running great but it pukes its oil out the breather tube. And a light didn't work when I plugged it in. Thanks to James videos I hope to get it all the way operational. 10hp tecumseh sounds so cool
Definitely deserve support with the detail you go into. I love trouble shooting but can't do much if your unaware what you are looking for.
That's what I was thinking that the stator was still good thanks for giving it a second thought
Used to repair lots of generators, Flash testing the stator was my first choice. Great videos 👍
Thanks. Usually flashing would have brought one like this right back. The residual magnetism was really messed up on it.
Enjoy all your videos as they are very informative! I’m surprised that with the large number of generators that you work on you don’t have some sort of hoist or lift and a table to make them a more convenient height to work on. Working on these on the floor has got to rough on the knees!
Stupid darn distraction fault - they’ve certainly caught me out before and I’m sure will again. Thanks for another great video James.
Good repair and good catch on the burnt winding on the stator
To save a little time when adjusting an AVR, you can flip it over and use a single bolt on one side to secure it to one of the end cover mounting holes. That holds it steady enough to get a screwdriver on the potentiometer while the generator is running.
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I very much enjoy all your videos and admire your tenaciousness. Well done!
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Cliff hanger huh? Stay tuned, same channel same time. Good job! Can't wait to find out. 👍👍👍
Once again another electrifying video. I sure do not have your ability to diagnose those generator problems. Great job. Thanks for the video.
You have no idea how helpful your videos have been !! Personally I want to Thank you after the ice storm in Texas your videos help me fix a Honda engine on my generator thank you very much God Bless
Thanks for the comment. Nothing worse then a generator that will not start when you need it. Happy you were able to get it running.
Excellent video, excellent information. You are a true professional in your area. I’m working on mine it is a Titan 8500 no power.
You sir are the Generator Whisperer. Another informative video. Thank you very much for taking the time to document repairs and troubleshooting. Question: has anyone that's sold you a broken generator come back and buy the fixed iteration of it?
Not that I know of. Waiting for the day I buy a broken generator that I sold to someone.
to those that dislike these videos, if you don’t understand the con tent don’t give the video a dislike, just realize it is more advanced than you are capable of comprehending and move on. No need to try to hurt James by giving a video a dislike. He does a wonderful job of producing his content.
Hi , I applaud your work well done on these generators. I will also say this , there are shops that repair stators and rotors. If you can find the broken wire(s) yourself you can fix them too (windings). All copper wires can be cleaned and soldered together again. Great Videos
I must say you really know your generators James., great video as always. Just curious, how did you get interested in fixing small engine equipment? You’re very good, and confident, in your testing regimen, 👍👍
good job of showing diagnostics, and follow up.
Very very interesting at the end there. I may be looking at the same issue with one of my 18kw generators on the remote board. I'm not getting 12v nor power so I'll be testing further sense temp outside is coming up
Hi James, this is the best gen head video that you have done. It is soup to nuts on testing. I especially like the fact that you follow up on the other gen head to show your oops. Thanks as always, keep them up!
Patience has its rewards
I wish I could have seen your video's when I had a generator. Thanks
Thanks for sharing you help out a lot of people
Very informative and well demonstrated 👍🏻 thank you
Always learning from you! Thanks for sharing!! Your videos are very good!
Great video, very good content and info. Keep up the good work. Thank you
Well i was about to comment to say "Might check the AVR to see if it is faulty". I then proceeded to look at the gen model and try to find a replacement avr just for giggles. and what do ya know... there is no avr for that model... never thought that a generator would be self regulating like that. thanks for the excellent vid and keep up the excellent work.
When you removed the brushes my first thought was: while you are in there test the diodes, it's so easy.
If I had the money I would totally get you Musite1's hydraulic lift table he use's at his home shop. Watching you work on these on the ground hurts my back....Absolutely love the explanation on every video, these would be perfect to teach anyone how to fix a generator., possible a college course in small engine repair.
Jim, just an update. I'm now recovering from knee replacement surgery, so as I get limbered up and more flexible, I'll be able to get your plastics to list so you can give me an idea whet dimensions are best for you. I'm also hoping to pick us some other pieces to add to what I now have.
Have you tried getting any generators from your local scrap yards? I have a buddy that does this when work slows down. He used to get nice looking riding mowers, but found that he quickly ran out of space doing this.
I failed to mention that my buddy has a good relationship with the scrap yard, so they work with him.
Man your the best keep making video I live off grid my generator went out 20 mins ago it’s 4:00 in the morning it stop making power I have no idea where to start even after watching this lol.
I love getting your videos, enjoy watching your patient and methodical method of troubleshooting and repairs.
So you either have a massive storage room for all of these repaired generators or you turn them over in short order. Which is it?
LOL, the wife comes home, can't park in the garage again. James is repairing ANOTHER generator!!
She has not been able to park in the garage for years. Luckily generators do not take up a bunch of space. When inventory starts to get high, I drop my prices and sell them at a discount to make space.
Thank You for the rotor removal trick !!! Watching from Belize.
Such a great video, both in quality and content, James. I kept wondering why you didn't show that you had tested the brush package. Now we know. : ) Thank you very much. Subscribed : )
I find myself quite fascinated by your diagnosis and deduction process with explanations of the results. Well done for yet another "resurrection" job!
Very noble of you with the follow up explanation of what you identified at a later stage sometime afterwards.
It’s always the tricky ones that are the most interesting. Good video.
Every componant on that generator shakes like heck from that engine. I was thinking there would be problems at the plug socket where the wires are attached to the plugs. Nice fix and after check on the suspect stator!
James, i love how you always mange to find these machines for the prices you do. I would NEVE find one or as many gennys as you do and if I could people would want WAY too much for them even if broken... Your lucky that you are able to especially seeing how capable you are in fixing them. Thanks for the video and Great Job as usual. Stay safe my friend!
Great troubleshooting James, good job 😊
Thank you I understand them a little more.
I will wair for the next lesson
Looks professional
I like the way you explain things as you are confronted with working through a fix. It's real-world problem-solving at its best, which good mechanics deal with every day when confronting the unknown. Also, I like your after-action summaries and review of the project. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Very interesting. The saga continues.
Rance here, I was thinking that another check that may have proven productive is to pull the electrical panel to see if someone had messed with the wiring .
That’s funny just as I was wondering to myself if you tried another rectifier pack or checked the diodes in that one the little extra bit at the end of the video came up. Looking forward to the video on the power head that you removed, interesting stuff!
Another great video, thanks 😊
Great work James as always 🇦🇺🦘👍
Thanks 👍
Great Vid, very informative, Thanks J.C.
Thanks for the vid James.
James I really enjoyed your video, I hope I will try it out on my champion Gen.
Very good video. Thank you.
Love your videos keep up the great work
Loving the videos! We had a kohler that somehow sheared off the bolt that connects the motor to gen head. Under warranty thankfully!
Yikes. Must have been too tight? Good that they covered it.
good boy....live and learn, like we all should....
Love your videos keep them coming.
As always great job and video
thanks james! always great video!
Awesome videos, but I have an Onan 6500. Thanks you for showing more than Breaker Reset as most of the TH-cam Videos do.
Nice twist at the end. Would be great to have a useful part as a result, but painful knowing the swap could have been avoided too. Very educational as always!
Could have saved some time, but glad to have another power head for the next project.
Another great video thanks much!
Another great video - thanks very much but, all the way through (until the very end) I'm thinking - check the diodes on the brush block!!!
Given what you just learned, I'm sure it will become a standard part of your troubleshooting routine
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Very informative...
Good vid easy to understand Thanks
Great video James!
Great videos ! Pleasure to watch
Great Job!
you are very intricate, I never realized how much is involved in making a video. Along with mechanical and electronics trouble shooting. My hat is off to U, 😃😃😃 Thanks
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Salamat..(thanks).
From Philippines.
Having just powered through the HOUSTON, TX DEEP FREEZE, I was so very glad that I had invested in a generator. On the 2nd night, I successfully overloaded one leg of the 240v output... I thought the circuit breaker would protect it from overloads. Attempting repairs now!
Have you fixed it yet? What was wrong with it?
Upen further review last night, I was able to measure 120vac from each leg at the 240 output, BUT GOT NOTHING AT THE STANDARD 120V connections. I’ll have inspect behind the mounting panel to see how everything is wired!
@@firedmyboss sounds like it could be a wiring issue. unless your generator has a switch for 120v or 240v only.
What was wrong with it ??
Very informative. What I would love to know, though, is if these things are worth rewinding, especially the Chinesium versions that for some reason have enameled aluminum for coil windings.
I've once worked on a similar looking unit to this, with the working head you had installed, but no power. The rotor wire had broken off, but refused all efforts to soldering, as it would neither wet nor tin. Then a piece broke off, and that's how I figured out what kind of wire it was.
It worked when I reconnected the wire, but with the kind of material used and the conditions it was subject to as a jobsite generator, I have a feeling that it would not stay working for long. Hence me wondering if it can be rewound.
Great video thanks I learned a lot.
great video, thanks
Another nice video, thanks
i appreciate the follow up
Always great videos one of the best
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