James, I recently retired from a 45 year career in the Industrial Electrical field. During those years I've repaired or built the controls for many different power generation devices all the way up to Coal Fired Power generation facility's and large portable generators. It's a pleasure watching you do the work and knowing that people still exist with your work ethic. Keep those video's coming.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. It nice to hear positive comments from experienced people. I am not trained in this and just learning what I can as I go.
@johncourtneidge
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@johncourtneidge
Жыл бұрын
@@jcondon1 best way!
@21zit
Жыл бұрын
We have used the kzitem.infoUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
@robertdavis6708
Жыл бұрын
I love to watch James videos. His diagnostic procedures are pure gold. I've been around some gifted electrical trouble shooters in my lifetime but none better than James Condon. He's taught me the proper way of ringing out a gen set.
@haneyoakie14
Жыл бұрын
I have started to dabble in generators because James has taught me enough that I an willingly to try my hand. Thanks James!
@Bassguitarist1985
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video James! Glad to see one of the rebuilt boards put to good use! Cheers for the channel mention!
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for you help saving this one.
@philliphall5198
Жыл бұрын
You’ll make a good business deal for everyone
@johncourtneidge
Жыл бұрын
And well done you!
@jaizulic1770
Жыл бұрын
Hi James, you have inspired me to do my own projects I had a lawnmower engine that was seized. I’ve got it on seized and running. I’m only 12. Lol
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Very nice
@r8118830
Жыл бұрын
There is a great deal to be learned on the internet Jai. James is a great teacher. You have the capacity to become a good engineer,
@jaizulic1770
Жыл бұрын
@@r8118830 yeah
@oldroscoe2590
Жыл бұрын
I like seeing this. Learn to fix things and you'll save a fortune and not feel helpless the rest of your life.
@philliphall5198
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful to see you learn
@kaboom4679
Жыл бұрын
I always love that James can make the distinction between " A problem " and , " THE problem " . The ability to make these distinctions is priceless when troubleshooting systems , be they electrical , electronic , or , mechanical .
@Farm_fab
Жыл бұрын
Jim, diodes operate like a check valve for air or water. They also do reduce the voltage slightly. In some circuits, they are intentionly used as a voltage limiter.
@rodneymiddleton9624
Жыл бұрын
This is the first one in a long time that hasn't had a carb issue. Thanks!
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@markyoung7470
Жыл бұрын
Just another validation that James is the Master Generator Gru.Amazing job James I love your video's just packed full of information and your diagnostic procedures are spot on with great camera angles!
@iandennis7836
Жыл бұрын
Another fix......Jim, you're my dealer when it comes to enjoyable videos and long may that continue. Have a great festive season from all of your English viewers .🎅
@jefferycrites9722
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your videos. I’ve watched most all of them. They greatly helped me to learn more about fixing mowers and generators. I’m retired and have time to look into fixing things. It keeps my brain working. That’s important when you you get older. Keep them coming God Bless You.
@mrobi5797
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your great videos during the past year James. They really help me solving a few issues and learn more about generators. I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a great holiday and wish you the best for the coming new year. Look forward to more videos in 2023. Keep the good work. Cheers. Mario
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mario. Wish you and your family a happy holiday as well.
@haneyoakie14
Жыл бұрын
Watching Jim and Gary and Kenny makes me understand that there I a lot I don’t know. Yet continuing to watch closes that gap. I love the clear explanations and the thought process as you go up the decision Tree. Merry Christmas
@aliabbadi9149
Жыл бұрын
You sir are a LEGEND, I absolutely love your videos, please keep them coming.
@RustyNail5856
Жыл бұрын
Great video, Iam glad to see that you used your lift , it make's it a lot easier to work on the gen, you did not break you back. James , keep putting out the good videos. take care.
@woolval52
Жыл бұрын
After washing that down I now feel guilty about my generator being so dirty. I can hear her calling me to get out there and give her a bath! That looks brand new, nice job. Also on getting power from it again... yeah, that too.
@YukonHawk1
Жыл бұрын
Excellent teaching video. Love the way you do things, one step at a time. Great genny saved from the garbage heap
@Joserocha-wm9de
7 ай бұрын
Big shout out to the person that donated the lift to you sir , he couldn't have had it donated to a better person than you Mr James, definitely a back saver. Love your videos 👌
@justinvanaulen2478
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your wisdom over the past few years Jim!
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Justin!
@XxTWMLxX
Жыл бұрын
I just got a whole home 15Kw generator. Here's hoping that after watching all your quality content I can actually fix or atleast diagnose any issue I have with it if/when they show up...
@eduardedwin3431
Жыл бұрын
I have to say, I love the design of this generator. The plastic looks beefy, although aesthetically, "constrictive" in my opinion. The tires are robust-looking. And the oil drain channel, that one is a nice feature. Thanks for the video. Glad you brought this one back to life.
@NY411Info
Жыл бұрын
Nice find, easy money. I have never been a fan of that plastic case head unit, but I have connected a good amount of them for people in my area that bought them during the 98 ice storm. These were the only ones available. If you need power they at least work. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
@oldroscoe2590
Жыл бұрын
I've drilled holes in cases when the capacitors were to "long". Might not be the best solution in this case but it works on garage door safety detectors, the ones with the infrared beams.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
I have done the same. Not elegant, but it works.
@jayjudd6518
Жыл бұрын
I’m satisfied that you are a genius at what you do. Congratulations
@lv_woodturner3899
Жыл бұрын
That engine just sounds so good. As you mentioned, it hardly felt the full 5000 W load. Shame the design does not have AVR. Another one saved from the parts bin or scrap yard. Well done. Dave.
@er1073
Жыл бұрын
James good stuff here I had doubts of this possible working but according to what your tested I then realized it has good potential. You did not disappoint me again. Thanks James for your skills and wisdom. Ed
@butler386
Жыл бұрын
Fabulous fix and now you have another great generator
@zzzybil
Жыл бұрын
greatgrandma here ,, seriously love watching your videos - most guys don't like yuh watchin them work or maybe the questions .....anyways watched a million of your videos and fixed a locked up ( pb blaster for days and gentle persuasion) , dinked with a old nikki ( at least a doz times ) and swapped out a rectifier board & brushes ( think 1 of the brushes had a broken or burnt wire ) LOW A BEHOLD after a month of occasional dinkin and plenty videos ................the dang thing works and now makes POWAH !! haha freaked me out when light actually came on !!!! and after carbs last soak in ultrasonical ( yeah all the cool kids have 'm sooooo got me one ) had the dangdest time for it not to leak ...........no clue why motor smoothed out too ?...............changed the oil twice get the pb blaster , rust and gas out........ that oughta be dandy now and put a new gas shut off after rinsing out idk gravel from plastic gas tank (the old one was rusted shut or prolly open since the oil smelled like gas and was thin). Bought me a killawatt today hahaha.....JUST CURIOUS i hope it makes good numbers but believe me i'm just a monkey see monkey do old lady -don't understand the magic -just did stuff you taught me ........ PLAN now is run a tank of gas thru it with some stabil till it runs out ......... if my luck holds ! You always say thanks for watching and hope it helped someone ........... DUDE this was beyond a help !! ding dong here's yuh dinner MIRACLE...........thankyou soooooooo much.
@zzzybil
Жыл бұрын
its an old powermate 5500/6200 and can't find motor identification on 10hp briggs WHERE THE HECK IS IT and where the heck you find those diagrams
@rickolson9011
Жыл бұрын
James, loved the electrical testing detail. You point out different “expectations” for reading with various generator “types”. Is there any place that you have documented what we should expect based us being able to discern “type” we are working on? Thanks so,much for all you do to educate us shade tree “sparkys”!
@fitter70
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual. I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you.
@Ram14250
Жыл бұрын
Hi James. Good video. I had that same exact genset... bought it at Home Depot. I have since sold it, but it ran well. I mainly got rid of it because of it's "dirty power". I too saw over 130volts. I have since gone to a Honda EU2000 which does everything I need and is much, much quieter. The Powermate was fine in it's day... and saved me headaches at the time.
@kpdvw
Жыл бұрын
good repair, as for the broken lacing strands a bit of silicon RTV will take care of them, (notice that the stator with the lacing has not been dunked in varnish and baked solid)....
@wjodf8067
Жыл бұрын
James always says not tto pruchase a gen set with a bad power head then of course he does purchase it and then rips it apart So glad you are using the back saving lift and off that generator goes to work a well or a furnace/boiler or a refrigerator or a sump pump as in we need power back NOW !
@Cleofizoid
Жыл бұрын
WooHoo, love that lift! Great investment, for your repair biz and the videos.
@johncourtneidge
Жыл бұрын
Again, entirely excellent! Thank-you!
@semlohde1
Жыл бұрын
This is just fantastic - if only there were repair places I could trust, with your knowledge, and could repair it in a few weeks at least! I bought a Champion 201035 10,000/9000. Had an old powermate from Katrina days, and a smaller Champion 4000/3500. When I got the electric start 201035 running I also got the other 2 running. SUCCESS!!! As it got colder only the new one will crank. And yesterday the rooe snapped as I tried cranking the smaller Champion. Soo, your videos are amazing. And I just sit with 2 dead generators because it's all above me. Guess I'll get Champion on tge phone and search yiutube on how to replace the pull rope. Thanks for the great videos.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Most small engine shops can handle the engine side without issue. But it does take them a while to fix as they are swamped in work. Some of my repairs take multiple months mostly waiting on parts.
@miguelaldana4836
Жыл бұрын
Really love watching James videos. He puts a lot of passion into the work he does it.
@bobadam7021
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure you're aware James, but in the 2000s there was something called the capacitor plague. Chinese companies got the formula wrong for electrolytic caps and they failed in everything from TVs to Generators. I made some good money buying those devices and just swapping out caps. In fact I still have a plasma TV in my shop that I've had for about fifteen years that cost me less than $20 to repair.
@dannyj5688
Жыл бұрын
Another great diagnostics and fix...Always look fwd to your Thursday video's....Keep up the good work... you are appreciated more than you probably realize!!!!
@jed2055
7 ай бұрын
Got me in the whole way with this one. Good video mate. I leanrned a few things too I was thinking, just learn to solder and order parts in and you can fix those simple boards yourself. You will find that soldering big stuff like that is easy peasy. Also, it occurred to me that AC devices allow +_ 10% voltage. Well, they do here in Oz. So that would mean 120x10%=12volts above and below 120volts. So, 132vac top end and 108vac bottom end. This genset was at 111vac low end at "full load" which I would be happy with. It will pull more amps though, and get hotter in the stator (another reason to keep the load no more than 5000 Watts). As you said, without a VAR you get what you get. But, back on Facebook for $220-$250 for an easy fix is not bad at all.
@deangentles4966
Жыл бұрын
Hi James always great sitting in your class A nice easy fix for you with all the parts at hand as always a great teacher thanks for sharing May I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and happy new year from here in the UK
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dean. Have a Merry Christmas yourself.
@hanksbud2544
Жыл бұрын
Thank you James. Great video
@ninaevans4501
Жыл бұрын
Hi James, Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Safe and Prosperous New Year. Wayne & Nina (Ipswich, Suffolk, UK) 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄💗💗💗💗👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊😊
@Zainkhangaming804
Жыл бұрын
I learned a lot from these videos about generators.
@allenandtammyterwilliger1201
Жыл бұрын
One thing to remember it that a GFCI won't reset if there's no power going to it. Hope that helps others that are looking at that problem
@OnTheEdgeNow
Жыл бұрын
Just started watching your videos, and I want to thank you for the time and effort you put into them. I like how calm you stay and how thorough you are when you repair a generator. I was pretty impressed with the bore scope video and ordered one for myself.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Think they are low on stock now.
@tomschmidt381
Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic repair video. I'm surprised a 120/240 volt genie only has a GFCI on one leg. I was confused by how many diodes were on the PCB. Watched Bassguitarist1985 and each diode is paralleled so that mystery solved. It may be worth opening up the bad meter and try reseating the LCD display.
@fayiznalu8411
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.👍
@davidbohner2061
Жыл бұрын
Superlative work as always. Pleasure and relaxing to watch.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✅✅✅✅✅
@benkanobe7500
Жыл бұрын
Excellent find and fix!
@brianr101010
Жыл бұрын
There are some automotive reconditioning rubbing compounds you could use on generators like this with fades plastic components to restore the color nearly to new condition.
@brianwood5220
Жыл бұрын
Great video James, almost an early Christmas Present (just needing a capacitor). Thanks for sharing. 🎅
@arthurbiringer5676
Жыл бұрын
Another great job! Easy fix!
@r8118830
Жыл бұрын
Lovely work James. I thought the broken ropes were indicative of something worse. If one or a couple of turns of one of the coils had become hot then it did not last long.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
The lacing was not burnt looking, so may have been vibration related instead of heat.
@billl3936
Жыл бұрын
This is the first video that the carburetor and fuel tank didn’t have to be cleaned. I just love your videos, and I’ve learned a lot. Merry Christmas, and a happy new year!
@philliphall5198
Жыл бұрын
Reason is plastic tank I have a plastic tank on one 12 year old. Never need nothing but metal tank one. Carb and clean tank every year
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too
@GaryToland
Жыл бұрын
I just picked up a Coleman Powermate maxa 5000 ER for $100 it's a little older but it is brand new, never had gas in the tank or oil in the crankcase. Has the Tecumseh 10hp engine. Wanted to make a little extra money, but sold it to my sister for what I paid for it.
@itsallfabrication
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid James.
@MrTonyPiscatelle
Жыл бұрын
That's a good-looking piece, another great job James
@duaneclarke7411
Жыл бұрын
Great job James loved it 👍
@krg038
Жыл бұрын
Great video and troubleshooting. Amazing how a few inexpensive parts cause it to fail.
@davidwallace785
Жыл бұрын
Top work mate
@victorhernandez4373
Жыл бұрын
Ay the 18 minute mark James ask: what do you think, will it work? I was like, NO there is still half a video left… 😂 Good work as always
@LexPips
Жыл бұрын
Nice one! Glad you were able to make a few smallish replacements & come out in profit.
@oldsranch
Жыл бұрын
Always generating great content. Powerfully good info, currently very accurate! (no more dad jokes now)
@Farm_fab
Жыл бұрын
Jim, did you ask Gary if he could test the digital display? This night be a minor problem as well.
@Chris.Y.054
Жыл бұрын
That was my question as well. Jim, thanks for another great video.
@philliphall5198
Жыл бұрын
I’ve learned a lot from you about power heads and Thank You’ll Merry Christmas
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Same to you!
@MitchEllis-dn9lf
4 ай бұрын
To very old memory electrolytic caps usually short out while standard caps usually burn open.
@matthewanderson7766
Жыл бұрын
You could use a torch on the control panel and it will bring the red back works great on all sun baked plastics
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Good point or a heat gun.
@AZVIDS
Жыл бұрын
Wow, great score👍
@mmcc310
Жыл бұрын
Good job as always!
@philliphall5198
Жыл бұрын
I love your lift. Would save my bad back
@AntonioClaudioMichael
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good machine just needed a Capacitor and a hour meter and good to go Not bad At all sounds pretty good @James Condon
@tarstarkusz
Жыл бұрын
Capacitors block DC and let AC pass like it's not even there. In this case, it's probably there to smooth out the output. Diodes do not produce clean DC, they produce 1/2 wave AC. In some applications it's not big deal, but in others you want clean DC.
@zodzod9378
Жыл бұрын
Nice easy fix ! Just done my Dell computer 5 capacitors for £1 lol runs great ! Little john from the UK Have a great xmas love all the vids !!!
@FirstSuiGeneris
Жыл бұрын
Nicely done!
@darkwing4475
Жыл бұрын
You made the generator look and run like new,, Who ever had it before took good care of it,, I hope that you can find an inverter generator to work on once in awhile,, I have worked on my inverter generator some but you need to be a surgeon to get to anything on the inside of it,, Lol,, :-)
@Renville80
Жыл бұрын
You can check the individual diodes with the multimeter as well. You should see a voltage drop when the black lead is on the end of the diode with the band (and the red lead to the other end), but not when the leads are reversed. If you get a very low reading either way, the diode is shorted. On the display unit, is there a potentiometer? Sometimes the display contrast just needs to be readjusted, so I would double check that before condemning it.
@kevin34ct
Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Nice looking machine too. Never seen one with so much plastic other than the compact generators.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Even a majority of the frame is plastic.
@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP
Жыл бұрын
Mother's makes a plastic sealant/protectant called "Back to black", and it's excellent for things like that red dashboard. It would rejuvenate & moisturize that oxidized, faded plastic, also making it water resistant. Do you ever clean and paint the unsightly, pitted & rusty mufflers that come with most of these neglected generators you repair? It's not just cosmetic. I'm not talking about disassembly, sandblast and powder coating- but a simple brush in situ, then spray of Rustoleum BBQ.
@dougs6460
Жыл бұрын
Well done, James. A rescued machine is cash in hand and much better than parts sitting on a shelf (which may, or may not find future use). Your knowledge, and resources (bassguitarist) are invaluable and saved the day, again!. I was wondering what happened to the lift stand, it will save your back in years to come.
@kiplandingham322
Жыл бұрын
Another great video. I have no idea when that generator was manufactured, but I can't help but wonder if that bad cap was part of the capacitor plague.
@adnacraigo6590
Жыл бұрын
If I were a sick generator I would like to end up in your shop.
@coreybabcock2023
Жыл бұрын
25 Amps that genny was putting out let's hope the wiring from the gen head to the outlets can handle that would think it could possibly heat up a bit
@paulstaf
Жыл бұрын
You ought to disassemble the display and see if the LCD has "zebra" strips... you might be able to clean the board and get the display to work again.
@jeffgrant6914
Жыл бұрын
Good video 👍 James
@davidfoulk3078
Жыл бұрын
Cool lift
@johnbush6262
Жыл бұрын
Happy Holidays James and family, Another great video-always learn something new with each episode. I replied to a video several months ago and offered to send you some dental instruments that may be useful for cleaning out carb jets. I finally got around to organizing the box of goodies and I couldn't find the contact info for you. If still interested let me know where to send them. They will fit down the chimney but USPS will get there sooner. Thanks for your great content and best wishes.
@robertmailhos8159
Жыл бұрын
No power at the business end oh no that's not a great thing but it is in the right place to get it fixed
@robertmailhos8159
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the heart young man and hopefully you are feeling better because of the case of the vid that invaded your house hold
@tonym6920
Жыл бұрын
Always an exceptional video from you, learn a lot. Thanks for sharing your expertise. 👍👍. Have a great holiday.
@davevaneck6026
Жыл бұрын
May I suggest that you upgrade your multimeter to one from Fluke? - You will never look back. The sampling time on the cheaper multimeters is very slow, so you have to wait for the reading to settle down.
@ericsexton6799
Жыл бұрын
I have several generators, some I have fixed , but no where near his level of expertise, that’s why I watch …….to learn
@tuguybear930
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the over voltage knackered the capacitor.
@christophermarshall5765
Жыл бұрын
If you get a high quality soldering iron, the diodes & capacitor, along with tweezers, you can do this yourself. Pay attention to the orientation of the diodes. Best replace one at a time. Electronics is one of my hobbies.
@jcondon1
Жыл бұрын
Yes, would love to do that stuff. Really just need the proper equipment to do the repair right.
@christophermarshall5765
Жыл бұрын
@@jcondon1 you have pretty much what you need for most electronics work. The multimeter is probably the best tool. These days, you can buy a good oscilloscope for less than $500. Soldering irons are available for a reasonable dollar, but buyer beware. Those $20 jobs don't last. My own soldering iron uses gas to operate. Gas soldering iron kits are available with different tips for different jobs, or can be used as a blow torch for heat shrink work, or used for heat shring type wire joiners. A lot of multimeters have capacitor test built in. Most electronic components are not expensive.
@JRattheranch
Жыл бұрын
Ah! That's more like your usual video! Meticulous cleaning achieved! 🤔🤭🤭
@nicholas790
Жыл бұрын
You can use a product called VinylX on that faded red plastic and the color will come back like new!
@M0UAW_IO83
Жыл бұрын
The LCD in the 'digitech' looks for all the world like a standard 2x16 'HD44780' compatible display, should cost very little to buy but you'd need to find someone who could remove the old part and solder in the new one.
@artpatronforever
Жыл бұрын
Instead of trying to repair existing control modules made to fit inside the power head, your electronic technician friend could likely create a heavy duty upgrade universal replacement AVR and rectifier board installed in a small project case, built using over engineered parts that will never fail in service because anything controlled will burn up before those controller parts which won't be the weakest link in the system. My idea is instead of trying to repair those marginal duty control boards that are onboard, externally located heavy duty control boards would be an upgrade that would eliminate the failure mode for the original less capable factory supplied cheaper design. Another advantage is a genset that did not come stock with AVR would have that feature easily added as an upgrade when repaired, so it would actually be better than new after a regulator upgrade.
@lavina58
Жыл бұрын
Nice unit 😊👍👌
@andyvitz
Жыл бұрын
By the way the shut from a blowns resistor like that can cause it to just blow again
@CajunGreenMan
Жыл бұрын
Generator Model: PM0645500 Engine Model: Yamaha MZ300 Bridge Rectifier Board: 0063525SRV Brushes: 0063525SRV This is an awesome idea, but you have the same part # for the board and the brushes? Maybe a copy/paste error? I hope you continue using Gary to fix the boards and posting a link to his videos. Keep up the great work!
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