Replacement for generator hour meter

crasster wrote:
I've always thought hour meters were kind of strange since they are so easy to "hack" for a dishonest person. Perhaps they are only good for your personal knowledge.

That's how I tell when it is time to service the generator. All I worry about is run time since last service.

I've always thought hour meters were kind of strange since they are so easy to "hack" for a dishonest person. Perhaps they are only good for your personal knowledge.

Thanks everyone; I ordered one from Fleetwood.

Is your hour meter digital or mechanical? If it's digital it may just be in need of a battery. Many of the digital meters need a backup battery to keep the display and memory alive. I have several on machines that use this feature. The battery supplied with the meter usually has about a 10 year life.

I recently had to change the batteries in 2 different meters. The batteries have to be removed and replaced within 15 seconds for the meter to retain it's memory. It isn't difficult to do if you have everything in place before starting. Unfortunately if the battery goes dead, or the meter is unpowered for more than 15 seconds the meter will restart with 0 hours on the display once the battery is replaced.

If you can't find the exact replacement I'd just mount/glue any 12V hour meter in a convenient location. Run the 12V wire from the old meter to the new plus a ground.

Type Hobbs hour meter 12V into Amazon a d several come up.

Bill