Posted by Bob on October 23, 2018 at 20:07:19 from (64.255.159.199):
In Reply to: gen losing magnetism posted by boler76 on October 23, 2018 at 14:38:02:
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Gotta agree with Gene here.
A generator with no issues can sit unused for YEARS and still "excite" at startup.
Usually, "Jim" is "spot on" but I can't agree with his post that generators may lose the ability to self-excite and begin charging after only a few days.
And I don't agree with "tweaking" the cutout, IF it's working when the generator DOES self-excite at at startup.
There's a VERY fine line between the cutout closing when the generator has self-excited and needs to be connected to the battery, and also OPENING when it needs to to prevent discharging the battery and letting the $$$smoke out of the generator and cutout.
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