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SHRED
Explorer
Feb 18, 2021

Generator breaker keeps shutting off immediately

1995 Lazy Daze. Onan generator. Progressive Dynamics PD4645 converter. There is no power reaching the motorhome from the generator. I tested the leads to the breaker. One read about 170VAC wit...
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dougrainer
Nomad
Mar 01, 2021
SHRED wrote:
Update:

Replaced brushes and springs.
Shined the rings.
That brought my stationary ohm reading into tolerance on the 9/10 pins at 25 ohms.

Problem is during spinning the ohms flucuate from 0.00 to OL at those same pins.
I think I have a short in the rotor.


Hope not, expensive fix. You CAN buy a re-wound Onan Armature for a lot less than new. Doug

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