[AT] Winco generator question

[Howard Fleming]

Hi Ken,

It does.  Thanks!

Guess I will be tearing it down as soon as the temps here get above 
freezing (later this week I hope).

If that does not work, time to buy another one.

Howard


On 01/22/2014 11:02 AM, Ken Knierim wrote:
> Howard,
>      Thanks for the link... lots of information in there. Still need to see
> whether they have one for my exact model (a 13kw unit with a Wards label).
> As far as a rectifier, mine came with 4 individual aluminum clad diodes
> that were clamped down (kinda rickety but worked I guess) and I replaced
> them with a single bridge rectifier. Since DC needs to go to the field from
> the rectifier, it wasn't hard to take my old battery charger and make sure
> the field had been flashed.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ken in AZ
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Howard Fleming <hfleming at moosebird.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> I am hoping it is the rectifier, I just have not been able to find where
>> they put it (so far).  Looks like I am going to have to pull it apart
>> for a better look.  May need to flash it also?  Still learning as I go.
>>
>> If your generator was built by Winco, you might be able to find a manual
>> for it (if you do not already have one) at:
>>
>> http://www.wincogen.com/Winpower_Downloads/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Howard
>>
>>
>> On 01/20/2014 06:35 PM, Ken Knierim wrote:
>>> I've got a Wards that I think was built by Winco. It's developed an
>>> affinity for nuking the rectifier section... granted I'm probably not
>> using
>>> the right part but overreving will give them some extra zap. At any rate,
>>> I've been using a 4 amp 600 volt bridge rectifier I cobbed out of a PC
>>> power supply. I know its underpowered (probably voltage when it spikes)
>> as
>>> this is a 240 V output that it rectifies to feed into the field (which is
>>> DC). When it goes out, the unit does nothing. No voltage or anything. If
>>> you have voltage showing on the readout, the problem isn't the rectifier
>>> but probably in the breakers or wiring. I'm still learning generators so
>> my
>>> knowledge kinda stops here though.
>>>
>>> Ken in AZ
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Howard Fleming <hfleming at moosebird.net
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Since some of you on this list work on generators, I need some help with
>>>> a Winco PTO generator that I have.
>>>>
>>>> I was setting it up for use last week (power was out again).  The unit
>>>> was turning, but not at 540 rpms, and was not hooked up to the transfer
>>>> switch yet.
>>>>
>>>> I got a yellowish flash out of the front of the unit, the tractor when
>>>> under load briefly, and then no output.
>>>>
>>>> I have checked the brushes (all appear good), and checked the field
>>>> coils (~ 14 ohms with the coils in series (disconnected), and was not
>>>> grounded to the case that I could tell.
>>>>
>>>> Anything else I should look at, is it worth spending any money on the
>>>> unit to have a local shop look at it, or should I just purchase a
>>>> replacement unit?  The generator was built in 1962.
>>>>
>>>> Pictures of the generator are at
>>>> http://www.moosebird.net/generator/index.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help or suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> Howard
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