3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

Starts like a lion with charged battery. I don't have a few days to wait on the battery- I think the battery shop test may have simulated that anyway. I can megger some more, but I don't want to take apart the unit unless something turns up. I'll try to do some more testing tonight after it cools down and see if there's something there worth pursuing. You really think the diode would be visible, not encased in some box or other component? I can hope. I guess I'll have to look at how much effort it will take to remove the cover. Don't want to do anything they might claim voids the warrant. Now to go check if my meter has a diode setting....

Thanks to all for all this help.