Adding an hour meter to a portable generator

[deltabravo]

I added an hour meter to my portable generator so I can track hours for maintenance.

This video shows the process. It's easy to do and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. There's a lot of variations of hour meters/tachometers available.

It was interesting to see the high RPMs that this generator ran at. (not shown in this video)

[BarabooBob]

I added an hour meter to my new gen before I even fired it up. I think it cost me a whopping $10 with free delivery. It took me about 10 minutes to determine where to drill holes in the plastic to mount the meter.

[Splashers3]

I added an hour meter to both of my portable generators. The first was so easy, that I bought a 2nd. This is a very meaningful project for maintenance if you have a portable generator.

[SAR_Tracker]

Have a couple of Sendec hour meters (induction from the spark plug wire) mounted on 2 ATV's. Lots of offroad desert riding (ROUGH). No issues with either machine. Excellent way to keep track of oil/air filter changes.

[Lwiddis]

TY. Easy, effective project.

[gbopp]

It's easier than I thought. Now I have another project.
Thanks for posting.

[rrupert]

I bought an hour only version from Amazon for about $8.50. There are many of them listed there but I think they are all the same. I just went to the cheapest one. It works perfectly.

[ksg5000]

Thanks - nice video.