Coleman powermate 2500 generator : engine runs good ... little to No power on recepticle ... vom reads 2. volts
Motor runs, plug something in and it'll run for a few seconds and that's it. Took the cover off the bottom, 2 yellow wires from motor to the box, well the box has crack in it, don't know what it is but could it be a problem?
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After working on several of this style coleman generator,i have found that the lead wires in the windings that are soldered to where your brushes would contact tend to break.I don't know if it's a poor design or just a fluke,i would check to see if your getting continuity on the rotor and go from there.They seem to either "burn off" or just break.
Make an Umbilical recepticle adapter. Buy the recepticle install the recepticle in a 4" electrical BOX on a plate with two manufactured 3 prong power cords plugging into the 2 outlets and terminating at the new Box twist lock recepticle you made.
Hello. Plug something into your generator's receptacle, say a trouble light. Then check the output. With no load at all [nothing plugged in, you will get a voltage reading that is low. regards, Joe
Check the voltage with a meter in all the recepticles with your meter leads in the left and right slots on the plugs. Is that 184 volts AC there? If so, your gen has big problems with the voltage regulator. Let me know what you read. You can check the right slot of each plug to the round ground hole on the plug too, should be 120 volts there.
Sounds like you need to remagnitize your alternator, you can do this yourself but do it like this.
FIRST AND FORMOST STOP THE ENGINE AND WAIT TILL IT MAKES A COMPLETE STOP! AND LOCK OUT THE ENGINE SO IT WILL NOT ACCIDENTALLY START.
pull the spakplug wire off the engine this WILL HELP ENSURE IT WILL NOT START. next take an old 120v power cord and cut the plug off with atleast 8 inches of wire on it. if it is a 2 prong wire or 3 it doesnt matter. grab your self 2 nine volt alkaline batteries, try just one battery first by plugging in the cord into a 120 volt receptical on your generator and make sure the circuit breaker is in the on position. MAKE DAM SURE THE GENERATOR IS NOT RUNNING BEFORE YOU DO THIS OTHERWISE YOU COULD BE ELECTROCUTED. it is quite safe as long as the generator is NOT RUNNING. put one lead on one terminal of the nine volt and the other lead on the other terminal and you will see a small spark if done right.MAKE SURE YOUR NOT DOWNWIND OF GASOLINE FUMES! if you have a 3 wire cord do not use the green ground lead use only the black and white or blue and brown. if its a two wire cord you cannot get it wrong. tap the wires on the battery terminals a few times. this shoud have remagnitised your rotor and stator. remove the cord from generator completely and put it away from kids and the incredibly stupid for safety. restart generator and plug in an appliance to see if it is making electricity. I recommend using a true rms digital voltmeter to check the voltage it should be between 110 and 130 vac rms for non regulated generator sets. if the 9 vold didnt do it you can use 2 nine volt batteries in series to flash the field. SAFETY FIRST ! ELECTRICITY CAN KILL, YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANYONES STUPIDIY. IF YOU ARE UNSURE HOW TO DO THIS THEN DO NOT DO IT! TAKE IT TO A QUALIFIED REPAIRMAN. LIFE IS IRREPLACIBLE SPEND A FEW BUCKS TO FIX.
Flash it !
Start your generator, plug a single speed drill into the recepticle, while the generator is running make sure the drill is in the forward posistion then turn the drill chuck couterclockwise with your hand untill your generator power's up.
This simple fix " excites " the stator.
Good luck !
motor runs but no power in outlet
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