Pramac E5000 - Receptacle Details; Engine Limitations on Generator Performance; Loading Your Generator Set

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TROUBLE SHOOTING:
WHILE MACHINE IS UNDER WARRANTY, CHECK WITH SUPPLIER BEFORE DISMANTLING ANY PART OF THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY.
NO OUTPUT VOLTAGE FROM SOCKETS:
IS THE VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH 'ON'
YES
IS THE CIRCUIT-BREAKER and/or ELCB 'ON'
YES CAPACITOR CONTROLLED MACHINES
GAIN ACCESS TO REAR OF SOCKET PANEL, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR FAULT. LOCATE THE
IS THERE VOLTAGE FROM ALTERNATOR LEADS NO CAPACITOR AND, WITH MACHINE RUNNING,
YES ENERGIZE WITH 12 VOLT BATTERY, IS MACHINE
THERE IS A FAULT ON THE PANEL, CHECK NOW WORKING
CONNECTIONS AND CONTINUITY IN SWITCH NO
AND CIRCUIT BREAKER DISCONNECT LEADS FROM CAPACITOR AND
CHECK RESISTANCE ACROSS LEADS, DOES
THE VALUE AGREE WITH THAT IN ALTERNATOR
HAND BOOK
A.V.R.CONTROLLED MACHINES NO
THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR FAULT. YES STATOR MUST BE
REMOVE THE EXCITATION LEADS FROM THE REPLACED
A.V.R.AND MEASURE WINDING RESISTANCE, DISMANTLE ALTERNATOR
DOES THE VALUE AGREE WITH THAT IN AND CHECK DIODES NO REPLACE FAULTY
ALTERNATOR HAND BOOK ARE THEY O.K.
NO YES
YES REPLACE EXCITER CHECK ROTOR RESISTANCE
STATOR IS IT O.K.
YES NO
ENERGISE THE EXCITATION LEADS WITH A 12 VOLT STATOR MUST BE ROTOR MUST BE
BATTERY, OBSERVING THE CORRECT POLARITY REPLACED REPLACED
DOES THE MACHINE NOW GIVE ABOUT THE RIGHT
VOLTAGE OUTPUT.
YES
REPLACE A.V.R. BOARD NO
IS THE VOLTAGE EQUAL FOR EACH PHASE
YES NO
PROBABLE ROTOR FAULT, PROBABLE STATOR FAULT,
DISMANTLE AND CHECK DISMANTLE AND CHECK FOR
RESISTACES AND DIODES, BURNT OR BROKEN WIRES,
REPLACE WHERE NECESSARY REPLACE WHERE NECESSARY
NO BATTERY CHARGER OUTPUT:
YES
IS THE MACHINE RUNNING AT THE
YES
LOCATE THE BATTERY CHARGE
RECTIFIER, IS THERE DC VOLTAGE NO IS THERE AC VOLTAGE AT THE
FROM OUTPUT TERMINALS RECTIFIER INPUT TERMINALS
YES YES NO
THERE IS A WIRING FAULT FROM REPLACE STATOR MUST
RECTIFIER TO OUTPUT AT PANEL, RECTIFIER BE REPLACED
USE MULTIMETER TO CHECK
CONTINUITY OF WIRING
I
F PROBLEM CANNOT BE SOLVED, CONTACT SUPPLIER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT
ENGINE WILL NOT START: ASSUMING, ON ELECTRIC START MACHINES, THAT THE STARTER MOTOR WORKS OK.
FIRST CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
IS THERE FUEL IN THE TANK IS THE CHOKE ON *
IS THE FUEL TAP ON IS THE SPARK PLUG WORKING *
IS THERE OIL IN THE SUMP HAS THE PRE-HEAT
BEEN OPERATED
ENSURE THERE IS NO
WATER IN THE FUEL DOES THE FUEL SYSTEM
NEED 'BLEEDING TO
* PETROL MACHINES ONLY REMOVE AIR
IF PROBLEM CANNOT BE SOLVED, CONTACT ENGINE SERVICE AGENT
DIODE
CORRECT SPEED
IS THE FUSE/CIRCUIT BREAKER OK.