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05-13-2016, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
I got a used powerhouse generator on a engine I paid $50 for last year and I had a new set of brushes I got wit a lot of NOS ford parts. So I decided to see if I could bring this old girl back to life.
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05-13-2016, 08:12 PM | #2 |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
I found that the field wire had shorted out against the back cover. Also that the field coils were good but the wrap had got brittle and came off a bunch over the years. So I removed them and used cloth tape and liquid electrical tape to do my best at rewrapping them.
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05-13-2016, 08:15 PM | #3 |
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And the finish product after cleaning it all up. I have a bunch more pictures but t will only allow one per a post for some reason.
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05-13-2016, 08:37 PM | #5 |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
These generators are very rugged. I pulled one out of the dirt. Hard to tell how many decades it had been there. Took it home gave it a general cleaning, slowly got it to turn and then gor the brushes to move again and had it working in less than an hour. Rod
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05-13-2016, 09:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
Looks nice. Don't throw away worn brushes, because new carbon brushes can be cut to size, but the wires and terminals are the hard parts to find.
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05-14-2016, 12:07 AM | #8 |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
Hi Gents,
Any ideas or pointers where to find Powerhouse gennie parts will be much appreciated. I need bushes and brushes.
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05-14-2016, 01:21 AM | #9 |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
Tom, could you make new connector wires with these?
http://www.britishwiring.com/3-16-Fl...let-p/c272.htm
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At $.70 each, that would add $3.50 to the cost of making a 5 brush set, and you still need to buy the flexible wire and carbon brushes. |
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
Luckily the original bracket and stud was still attached after all these years.
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Re: My attempt at restoring a powerhouse generator
Have Tom W. install his EVR unit and it will save your generator life and give you more reliability!!
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