jisster1 wrote:Source of the post It's not a governor problem. I know what a high rpm is. When I rev it up to get volts out of it, it's at least 4000 rpm's to 5000 rpm's. It should not have to run at a high rpm to get power.
You are correct, you shouldn't have to rev it up like that to produce 110V.......But, Imo ,Try to avoid revving the engine up to that extent...there are parts in the generator head that can be damaged.
Many have asked what rpm you are running at......it is critical to get that in the ballpark accurately......the revs ( MIN RPM....no load ) are factory set to produce 110 volts +/- at between 59 and 61 HZ +/- .....these parameters need to be accurately measured to establish a baseline to help the guys diagnose further. I believe these units are fairly complicated to diagnose past the simple stuff.
A friend of mine had much the same goings on with his Kohler....he finally got the rpm close but had trouble measuring the frequency ( HZ) using his cheap meter. Much as Keith had advised he too had to play with different capacitor values.......good luck with your genny.