alt.energy.homepower

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:33:21 -0400, T. Keating
wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:57:45 -0400, "Chuck Jurgens"
> wrote:
>
>>I bought a 6000 watt home generator new and ran it twice. Haven't had
>>occasion to use it in the past 4 years. Started it up the other day and the
>>engine ran fine but the generator won't produce power. It was working fine
>>when I last used it.
>>
>>I was told that it needed to be flashed. Can anyone tell me how to do that?
>
>While the generator is NOT running.
>
>Temporarily (~10secs) connect up a charged 12V battery to one of the
>110v outputs.
>
>Disconnect battery and start generator..

Forgot one step.

After it's started, connect a resistive load, like a pair of 110v
incandescence light bulbs, to the unit as you bring the genny up to
speed & freq.