EU 2000 not producing power

[mrad]

Three weeks ago we started our eu 2000 and plugged it into our fish house. The generator was running fine, but we were getting no power. When we got home, I brought it into the repair shop recommended by a local place that sells the generators but does not service them. At first I was told the magnets were bad and that replacement cost would be half of a new generator and maybe I should consider buying a new one. I told the repair man I would have to think about it. He called me called me back about a half hour later and said he went through the generator again and had now determined it was a bad stator. Cost to replace would be about $325. Today he called and said after replacing the stator, the generator put out power for a little while then quit. He told me that now the inverter is bad and he wold dell me the part at his cost ($325) plus labor. So I would have $650-$700 into the repair on a four year old generator. I am questioning the ability of the mechanic as he went from magnets, to stator and now stator and inverter. The mechanic left me a voicemail and I am trying to contact him to verify the details. Don't know that i can justify that expensive of a repair on the generator.

Is it likely that both of these would have gone out at the same time?

Upon further investigation (a call to Honda, I found out a the repair shop is an authorized small engine repair center, but not an authorized generator repair center

[rjf7g]

I just paid $112 at a certified Honda repair shop to fix an issue with my EU2000i - it would run and produce some power but would not rev up at all. I don't have the service ticket with me but I think they gave it an oil change (gas in the oil), replaced the spark plug, and cleaned the carb. I am running ethanol free gas in it for the rest of this season...

[bob_b1]

I occasionally buy and sell these units. If the inverter goes (no power, but engine runs), it is a $250 part (sometimes $350). You can buy another 4-year-old generator for roughly $600 to $700 on Craigslist. I've managed to get one for $450 once. I sold a generator in a box of pieces (minus the regulator) for $150 on eBay. There is buyer for your broken generator. Do not give it away...at least give it away to me:B

[ScottG]

beemerphile1 wrote:
Gift him the generator to do with as he wishes and buy a new one. Sounds like if you use this guy you will buy a new generator one piece at a time. Unfortunately going somewhere else at this point isn't an option unless you pay for what has already been done.

That may be the very best course.

[beemerphile1]

Gift him the generator to do with as he wishes and buy a new one. Sounds like if you use this guy you will buy a new generator one piece at a time. Unfortunately going somewhere else at this point isn't an option unless you pay for what has already been done.

[ScottG]

It doesn't sound like he knows what he's doing. I would take it to an authorized repair center.