wdbox
Member
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2018
- Messages
- 18
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Honey B
- Vessel Make
- Silverton, 36C
I recently had the generator serviced. Oil and filters were changed. After the service the generator started and ran. The shop than replaced the exhaust elbow. Once this was complete and prior to the installation of the sound shield, the generator started and ran normally. The sound shield was reinstalled and the trouble started.
The generator will start normally from either the local or remote buttons. You can see the fuel solenoid pull in. The unit runs for about two seconds and the fuel solenoid drops out. At this point the generator stops. It can be restarted and the cycle will repeat. When it stops the display indicates the "UV" or under voltage error. This makes sense as the unit never gets up to speed or has a chance to produce voltage.
The local Kohler guy was called and he replaced the control board. This did absolutely no good. It has been going on a month and things are still not fixed. Now they are telling me that the "back end" of the generator has to be replaced. This is going to be big bucks and I do not think that it is going to fix things.
I am no generator expert but I have worked with electrical equipment for over 45 years and what I am hearing makes no sense.
I believe that something happened to the wiring when the sound shield was reinstalled. It has since been removed and the problem remains. I am having trouble understanding the short run time prior to shutdown and the error indication. It is my understanding that all of the error sensing circuits are inhibited for 10 seconds on startup. This will allow the unit to come up to speed and the output to stabilize. If this is true, why does the unit shut down within two seconds?
Replaceing this generator is not in my budget so I really could use a bit of help here.
The generator will start normally from either the local or remote buttons. You can see the fuel solenoid pull in. The unit runs for about two seconds and the fuel solenoid drops out. At this point the generator stops. It can be restarted and the cycle will repeat. When it stops the display indicates the "UV" or under voltage error. This makes sense as the unit never gets up to speed or has a chance to produce voltage.
The local Kohler guy was called and he replaced the control board. This did absolutely no good. It has been going on a month and things are still not fixed. Now they are telling me that the "back end" of the generator has to be replaced. This is going to be big bucks and I do not think that it is going to fix things.
I am no generator expert but I have worked with electrical equipment for over 45 years and what I am hearing makes no sense.
I believe that something happened to the wiring when the sound shield was reinstalled. It has since been removed and the problem remains. I am having trouble understanding the short run time prior to shutdown and the error indication. It is my understanding that all of the error sensing circuits are inhibited for 10 seconds on startup. This will allow the unit to come up to speed and the output to stabilize. If this is true, why does the unit shut down within two seconds?
Replaceing this generator is not in my budget so I really could use a bit of help here.