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Robert J. Wies (Ncbob)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 8:14 am: | |
Being a 'newbie' I spend a lot of time reading the 'boards' and one of the questions which was asked and not completely answered, at least to my satisfaction, was about generator solid state circuit boards.
Generally speaking, most of the posts I read leave the sense of fear in connection with any generator using them. Let's see if we can remove some of the fear.
Having been in the generator business for over 20 years I feel I have some knowledge on the topic.
(Onan only guys..don't know anything about the imports)
Flight Systems in Lewisberry, PA is a rock solid rebuilder of most all generator circuit boards out there. http/flightsystems.com will take you to their site. They offer Onan, Kohler and Generac boards.
I have no financial interest or personal relationship with this company and do not receive
any concessions from them. I'm just passing along
truthful, valuable info.
Some years ago I worked with them to develope an aftermarket voltage regulator for the Onan Emerald gensets and found them to be a forthright and honest company to deal with.
They market rebuilt circuit boards and voltage regulators for the entire spectrum of the Marine, RV and industrial generator field.
You'll find them helpful and great people to deal with.
NCbob |
David Hartley (Drdave)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 8:22 am: | |
No they don't !
My Onan 10kw is not covered. DKG
Seems they don't know how to de-encapsulate a potted voltage regulator so haven't bothered.
Onan loves that one. at around $600 each...
No aftermarket either... |
Robert J. Wies (Ncbob)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 8:40 am: | |
I'm disappointed to hear your comments, Dr. Dave.
My only thought is that, typically, aftermarket involvement and development is tied directly to demand for a product. It might well be that they haven't had enough requests for your particular board for them to develope an aftermarket replacement.
Too, when I worked with them, I furnished all the technical data they needed to R & D the product.
It could be that they don't have anyone willing to do that today.
I'm sure there are plenty of Emerald and Marquis owners out there who will benefit from my advice.
NCbob |
David Hartley (Drdave)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 8:56 am: | |
Hey, I give them credit for being able to have all the stuff they do have and it's very handy and affordable. Somewhere in their collection they probably have the AVR board that I could use, But I would rather not experiment at my cost to find it.
The Diesel DKG series Onan is another example of a wierd machine. I sent them the hookup schematics and they came back and said they couldn't help me. Apparently Onan won't release the schematic "YET" and you are probably right about them not having the inside scoop.
I did a in-field modification that is working for now and some day I will get a new AVR module. |
Gary Stadler (Boogiethecat)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 1:51 pm: | |
I bet that if you guys need a GOOD AVR and want to do a bit of shoehorning, you'll find this little $85 wonder from Solesco to be a jewell
http://www.solesco.com/AVRmenu.html
I use these things in everything from little 2kw to 35kw biggies, and they are wonderful.
The only "hit" to us busnuts is that they require 220 volts AC to make 'em work, which means if your genset isn't wired for 220 you'd have to add a step-up transformer. Still, that would be a minor expense and job as compared to shelling out $600 bucks to Onan.
It's pretty much a 4 wire device. Two wires for 220 in, and two wires out to the exciter. It's virtually universal, it's extremely stable and easy to adapt to any genset I've put it on.
I'd be happy to help anyone to get it working if you get one and don't understand it.... |
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