Portable generator repair in Baton Rouge or Gonzales

u need to page meauxjeaux


eta: u got his beeper #?

I've worked on a ton of generators, and honestly haven't ever had a problem like that. It's always with the engine. Check to see if you didn't trip a breaker or if a connection came loose

Check the brushes.

Just thought of something. You might try and call a place that rebuilds car alternators. Same concept, and they might be able to at least troubleshoot it for you

Here what you talking about Ole Geauxt.


Here where I "learned" it from. LINK

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RE-ENERGIZING DEAD GENERATORS


Field Flashing Using a 110 volt Source

To re-energize a generator it must be fed electricity at the correct voltage and cycle rate while it is running. This means power must be available from household power or a borrowed generator. Most generators are 110 VAC 60 cycle, a few are 220 VAC 60 cycle, and some have dual 110 VAC 60 cycle armatures and windings (which when combined produce 220 VAC). But as all of them have 110 VAC receptacles, they can be energized in exactly the same manner.

A device must be built to connect the power source to the dead generator. Each end must have 3 wire male plugs, two wires of 12 to 16 gauge about 6 feet long, and 3 light bulb fixtures are required. The white wire is connected from the right side (holding it) or left side (looking at face) of the male plugs. The positive (black) wire must have 3 light bulb fixtures wired in series, so electricity flows through each light bulb from one end to the other. This is most easily accomplished by installing 3 porcelain light fixtures on a board and connecting them in series, but any expedient method that does not short out the wires may be employed in an emergency. Put 60 watt light bulbs in each fixture.
NOTE: You can use a continuity tester to make sure the wiring is correct - left plug spade to to left plug spade, right to right, before using the assembly with the generator.

There is no need for a 3rd (green) wire in this arrangement: 3 wire male plugs are used to simplify getting the polarity correct when under duress and pressure, nothing more.


You will remember that wall sockets are "hot" and have female connections, and when you plug in an appliance or cord that all exposed connections disappear or are covered. That is to avoid the hazard of a self-induced hair raising experience known variously as "electric shock therapy" or electrocution. But the device you have just constructed has male plugs at both ends! Obviously caution is mandatory here, and things must be done in the correct sequence. But there is no alternative to this method that I know of, so you simply must be careful, keep the rug rats away, don't stand in a puddle of water, and tell the spouse to pray instead of scream.

Fire up the engine on the dead generator and warm it up until it runs smoothly with the choke off: it isn't under load yet, but it will be. Then fire up the borrowed generator. Plug your contraption into the dead generator, then into the spare generator or household current. The three 60 watt bulbs will start flashing: when they are perfectly in sync, carefully pull the plug from the spare generator, then the other generator which has just been re-energized. DO NOT TOUCH THE EXPOSED ENDS OF THE PLUGS - THEY ARE HOT!

Using a voltage tester, you will find the "dead" generator is now putting out 110 VAC power AT THAT SOCKET. If you have a 220 VAC generator, test the other 110 VAC socket: if it is dead, energize it in the same way as outlined above. Then both 110 volt armatures will be putting out 110 VAC 60 cycle power in sync, and combine to produce 220 VAC as well.

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looks like it might be.
I was just extremely grateful we got it flashed and running, we had just cut up 14 deer and no coolers, ice, or power.

I stayed on a roam cell call with manufacturer for almost an hour, passing info to hunting buddies from trouble shooting technician. Spensive call back then.


eta: just read your whole post,,, wasn't the same, cause camp house had lost electricity as well? We might have flashed from another gen set??

eta: eta:, just read more thoroughly, , yep, we musta flashed from another generator..

Happened to a neighbor's generator, just needed a $10 set of brushes.

still got it,




somewhere?

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What brand and size?

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Homelite 2250

Has run without a hitch for three years, running it for football games mostly but a power outage here and there.

Haven't had any problems with it until now.

Has always cranked right up, even after sitting in storage several months.