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Re: Generator not running

Reply #25 – July 01, 2018, 08:26:15 pm

Well we made it almost to Buckhorn RV in Kerrville, TX.  About a 1/2 hour before the generator shut down again.  I had started it up at 5:30am and it ran all day with both A/C's on with no problems then just shut down with no fault lights.  Pulled into a picnic area and tried to start it at the control box but looked like nothing was working.  Checked oil, coolant, temperatures at oil pan, head, etc. were no higher than 165º so it wasn't overheating and everything else looked ok.  After we got plugged in at Buckhorn I pulled the cover off the control box and the purple wire going into the controller was broken.  Fixed it and it started right up.  So looks like I'll rewire everything once I get to my buddy's shop on Tuesday. 
Fingers crossed....

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Re: Generator not running

Reply #26 – July 01, 2018, 10:45:46 pm

Be sure to strap all the wires down tight.  The vibration inside the control box is very great.  If wires are just looped around inside the box, they will sling around and eventually break. 

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Re: Generator not running

Reply #27 – July 13, 2018, 01:37:17 am

I really hope this is the final update.  Generator shut down about 15 miles from my destination.  Found another broken wire. So I replaced and cleaned up the wiring inside the control box.  Found a couple obvious problems, 1 6" wire had 3 butt connectors, another blade connector was very loose and just taped up.  Fixed all of those problems.  Pulled it out of the shop and the cooling fan wasn't running!  The circuit breaker was bad so ordered another one.  Got that changed out and today ran it 4 hours with both a/c's and NO problems!
The wiring ferrules I think will solve the problem of wires breaking or coming loose.
So it seems all of my problems were due to wiring, either broken or loose wires.

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