Generator won't start
Went out to do my monthly run on my Generac generator and it won't crank. I get clicking from the solenoid but no crank. Checked power to the solenoid and reads 12 volts. New batteries already install...
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A good starter motor will read quite close to a short circuit across the terminals—a fraction of an ohm. I had a bad starter motor (since replaced) in the Onan generator in my motorhome. I didn't take the time to suss out precisely how the rotor was wired—it has a whole bunch of poles—but did note that the DC resistance between adjacent commutator bars was a few tenths of an ohm except for the coil or two that were open.
Your problem sounds like a discharged battery or possibly a poor connection between the battery and the generator somewhere (which could be on either the positive or the ground side). I'd guess the battery being discharged first. Note that it might be the chassis battery rather than the house battery, depending on how things are wired—assuming you have motorhome (with a chassis battery) and not a trailer of some sort.
Your problem sounds like a discharged battery or possibly a poor connection between the battery and the generator somewhere (which could be on either the positive or the ground side). I'd guess the battery being discharged first. Note that it might be the chassis battery rather than the house battery, depending on how things are wired—assuming you have motorhome (with a chassis battery) and not a trailer of some sort.
