Onan Hour Meter
My '84 Allegro has a 6.5 NH generator with an hour meter in the dash. The generator runs, but the hour meter doesn't. I guess the question is: how does the hour meter work? There are 2 wires on th...
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The hour meter works by a 12 volt positive signal that the genset sends to the remote start switch next to the hour meter. IF the remote switch light is NOT on then the 12 volt signal is not there. The genset starts from a ground system and does not use 12 volt positive connections to start and stop. The battery indicator on your dash remote is a separate 12 volt signal to the remote. The hour meter just has a ground (negative) wire and the 12 volt positive that the genset sends out. It is common for such an old hour meter to not function. Doug
