Depends. With the cover off the alternator, are there brushes or is it brushless?
If it's brushless there is probably a big capacitor somewhere. Report back on what you find and we can go from there. Either way it's pretty simple, the methods are just different depending on what type of excitation it uses. Dan > On Sep 12, 2014, at 6:09 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I bought a Husky (Home Depot brand, appears to be a Homelite HU 3650) > generator last fall. Subaru/Robin engine, apparently Chinese generator head. > Engine/generator was loose from the chassis, air filter smashed, other than > that looked new. Said to have been dropped while loading it on a pickup > truck. Somebody scratched refurb and a date in 2011 on the gas tank. I got > new motor mounts and airbox, put it together, and it runs like a top but > won't generate. > Put a voltmeter on it, get 0.6-0.8V on both 120v outlets. > > Aside from taking the panel apart and checking the circuit breaker for the > outlets, what are the troubleshooting steps? > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
