Jeff F
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- 50` US Navy Utility trawler conversion
I have a Westerbeke 5.0bcd that I have been using under heavy load for the last several days - 4-5kw. Last night it suddenly stopped producing power. It wasn't heavily loaded at the time, about 2.5kw. It was as though a switch was turned off or a breaker or fuse tripped. I now do not get any voltage at the distribution switch.
I haven't looked at it in any detail yet. There weren't any odd noises or smells that I noticed, and the wiring seems intact.
I don't think there is a breaker or fuse, but am not sure. Really hope it's something like that. But I'm not sure why it would have failed when it did, given that I had reduced load a couple of hours earlier.
The motor starts and runs fine, and doesn't seem to be loaded up.
I'm looking for advice. Will get my voltage meter out when I stop later today and dig deeper but I'm not really familiar with AC generators.
Thanks, Jeff
I haven't looked at it in any detail yet. There weren't any odd noises or smells that I noticed, and the wiring seems intact.
I don't think there is a breaker or fuse, but am not sure. Really hope it's something like that. But I'm not sure why it would have failed when it did, given that I had reduced load a couple of hours earlier.
The motor starts and runs fine, and doesn't seem to be loaded up.
I'm looking for advice. Will get my voltage meter out when I stop later today and dig deeper but I'm not really familiar with AC generators.
Thanks, Jeff