Yep. Please read my answer to Martin Vaughan comment over here to learn more. It is a part of the inverter unit that is damaged. New inverter unit cost 860 Euro over here in my country + cost of labor. You can watch my another video on my channel related to this topic.
Hi. I was able to start for short time an engine (even smart throtle control worked then - which means, that not whole inverter unit is broken) only when I have disconnected 3-Pin connector (all other cables I kept connected to inverter unit). 3-Pin which is in the top right corner when you look at the inverter unit from the side where is all that black epoxy covering all electronic parts. Have a look at this video please. th-cam.com/video/R2KGlkfSW2s/w-d-xo.html
Hi. Not yet. Working on it. I hope it won't be faulty inverter module. Asked local Honda dealer about the price of the inverter module - was told: 860 Euro + cost of labor. Crazy. My Honda EU22i is 4 years old and I guess, ran less than 50 hours. Many people say that engines and inverter modules on these generators are "bullet-proof". Hope, they are right. Found video with similar problem (Honda inverter generator with more than 1400 hours on the meter). Have a look at this video. Mechanic said that those inverter modules are non-repairable. Hope it is not this case. th-cam.com/video/tBJkV8uF4-s/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
@@SomeTestName This is a really bad news. I am still hoping. Trying to learn how to diagnose problems with all electrical components. Looks like there is no continuity between connectors of the rectifier. This could be an issue (maybe one of them). I am rying to find somwhere on internet "Repair (Shop) manual for Honda EU22i" Found only for Honda EU 2000i but there are differences between those two models. For me - diagnostics at Honda dealership is the last step as it is very easy to say that crazy expensive inverter modul (unit) is bad... I do not think these units are so "weak" and not protected that they breakdown after less than 50 hours. We will see...
Hello, I'm not a native English speaker, so I don't know the exact meaning of the word or phrase "ballhooked". If you mean it's broken then yes. When I was trying to diagnose it, I looked all over the internet for answers, including on various forums, but I also asked friends who have experience with similar things. The answer, probably the closest to the truth about what problem this generator has, I found on one forum, where a guy shared his experience with a similar generator - a Honda EU20i and wrote: " I have come across this problem on Multiquip generator/welder combo. After talking to a representative from the company and doing some electrical diagnosis, the problem was the transistor PTR. If removed the generator section from the engine, the engine started right up. I put it back and it feels like someone is holding the output shaft, lots of resistance in pulling and could not start it. After the new part was put in, it started right up. The tech said it creates something along the lines of a "electromagnetic gate". The resistance in pulling starting is created from parts of the generator acting like a magnet. Hope this helps some of you. The part was very expensive by the way, I think it was either $ 400 or $ 600". This guy described exactly what I was experiencing when trying to start and diagnose my generator, so he must be right. The only difference is that while a new inverter unit for his Honda EU20i cost a little over 400 dollars (which he thought was an awful lot), the inverter unit for my Honda EU22i costs 860 EUR in Europe! I think it's an absolutely insane amount and I believe it will decrease over time because repairing a generator with such an expensive inverter unit is absolutely unprofitable and a practically new generator is electrical waste. Even the great Honda GRX 120 OHC engine cannot be used independently for anything else, as its operation is controlled by the servo electronics located in the model's inverter. One more piece of advice occurred to me. When watching another video there, one guy does not recommend connecting a good and working motor to a damaged inverter unit for a long time with this problem, as other expensive parts may be damaged. Hope this helps someone. Greetings from Slovakia. Slavo
Any new news on the diagnosis of the honda jenny?
Yep. Please read my answer to Martin Vaughan comment over here to learn more. It is a part of the inverter unit that is damaged. New inverter unit cost 860 Euro over here in my country + cost of labor. You can watch my another video on my channel related to this topic.
It would be good if we could actually see what you disconnected. Thanks
Hi. I was able to start for short time an engine (even smart throtle control worked then - which means, that not whole inverter unit is broken) only when I have disconnected 3-Pin connector (all other cables I kept connected to inverter unit). 3-Pin which is in the top right corner when you look at the inverter unit from the side where is all that black epoxy covering all electronic parts. Have a look at this video please. th-cam.com/video/R2KGlkfSW2s/w-d-xo.html
I have the same issue, my generator doesn’t work like yours, have you find the problem?
Hi. Not yet. Working on it. I hope it won't be faulty inverter module. Asked local Honda dealer about the price of the inverter module - was told: 860 Euro + cost of labor. Crazy. My Honda EU22i is 4 years old and I guess, ran less than 50 hours. Many people say that engines and inverter modules on these generators are "bullet-proof". Hope, they are right. Found video with similar problem (Honda inverter generator with more than 1400 hours on the meter). Have a look at this video. Mechanic said that those inverter modules are non-repairable. Hope it is not this case. th-cam.com/video/tBJkV8uF4-s/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
@@AdviceFromGaragemy is brand new, and worked just 10 hours 😢
@@SomeTestNameI wonder how they test whether inverter modul is faulty. I did not find any video about it.
I have just received information from official Honda services, Inverter is dead. After 10 hours…
@@SomeTestName This is a really bad news. I am still hoping. Trying to learn how to diagnose problems with all electrical components. Looks like there is no continuity between connectors of the rectifier. This could be an issue (maybe one of them). I am rying to find somwhere on internet "Repair (Shop) manual for Honda EU22i" Found only for Honda EU 2000i but there are differences between those two models. For me - diagnostics at Honda dealership is the last step as it is very easy to say that crazy expensive inverter modul (unit) is bad... I do not think these units are so "weak" and not protected that they breakdown after less than 50 hours. We will see...
In a nutshell.. it’s ballhooked
Hello, I'm not a native English speaker, so I don't know the exact meaning of the word or phrase "ballhooked". If you mean it's broken then yes. When I was trying to diagnose it, I looked all over the internet for answers, including on various forums, but I also asked friends who have experience with similar things. The answer, probably the closest to the truth about what problem this generator has, I found on one forum, where a guy shared his experience with a similar generator - a Honda EU20i and wrote: " I have come across this problem on Multiquip generator/welder combo. After talking to a representative from the company and doing some electrical diagnosis, the problem was the transistor PTR. If removed the generator section from the engine, the engine started right up. I put it back and it feels like someone is holding the output shaft, lots of resistance in pulling and could not start it. After the new part was put in, it started right up. The tech said it creates something along the lines of a "electromagnetic gate". The resistance in pulling starting is created from parts of the generator acting like a magnet. Hope this helps some of you. The part was very expensive by the way, I think it was either $ 400 or $ 600". This guy described exactly what I was experiencing when trying to start and diagnose my generator, so he must be right. The only difference is that while a new inverter unit for his Honda EU20i cost a little over 400 dollars (which he thought was an awful lot), the inverter unit for my Honda EU22i costs 860 EUR in Europe! I think it's an absolutely insane amount and I believe it will decrease over time because repairing a generator with such an expensive inverter unit is absolutely unprofitable and a practically new generator is electrical waste. Even the great Honda GRX 120 OHC engine cannot be used independently for anything else, as its operation is controlled by the servo electronics located in the model's inverter. One more piece of advice occurred to me. When watching another video there, one guy does not recommend connecting a good and working motor to a damaged inverter unit for a long time with this problem, as other expensive parts may be damaged. Hope this helps someone. Greetings from Slovakia. Slavo