Onan 4000 producing 145 AC Volts!
MY 1989 Fleetwood with the Onan 4000 (of that era) have worked flawlessly for over 600 hours. Sometime in the past couple trips the ancient power convertor started making odd noises. I checked ac vo...
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Had the unit tested/serviced at Onan, they discovered a faulty voltage regulator PC board (I suspected that would be the problem). The good news was they had it in stock (the genny is 25 years old)--the bad news was it cost $384! With some labor on top, drove home 90 minutes later $500 lighter in my wallet.
Upon arriving home, I spent another hour replacing the pathetic Magnatek power converter with a new Progressive Dynamics 4645 (that I had purchased a week previous in anticipation of getting the genny fixed). It was pretty straight forward, and was a slide-in replacement. I'm sure it will make a huge difference with battery charging alone.
The physical difference in electronics inside the old and the new was startling. The Magnatek looked a 7th grade electronic experiment...
Thanks again for your comments and suggestions.
Had the unit tested/serviced at Onan, they discovered a faulty voltage regulator PC board (I suspected that would be the problem). The good news was they had it in stock (the genny is 25 years old)--the bad news was it cost $384! With some labor on top, drove home 90 minutes later $500 lighter in my wallet.
Upon arriving home, I spent another hour replacing the pathetic Magnatek power converter with a new Progressive Dynamics 4645 (that I had purchased a week previous in anticipation of getting the genny fixed). It was pretty straight forward, and was a slide-in replacement. I'm sure it will make a huge difference with battery charging alone.
The physical difference in electronics inside the old and the new was startling. The Magnatek looked a 7th grade electronic experiment...
Thanks again for your comments and suggestions.
