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Quick update, I sold them all for $900 ea, $900 for the MEP-016B to one buyer, and the MEP-701A + MEP-016E as a package deal to another buyer for $1,800.

I've got a MEP-831A with a dead inverter. It had only been putting power out one phase. Four of the eight PCB mounted fuses that are near the connectors that input the power from the PMA were blown. I replaced them. All appeared to be good initially. I started the engine, and was getting good...

Retail sale, me being the seller. Unlike Gov’t auctions, which are a crap-shoot, buyer gets to see running and powering a load.

What is the current fair market value of the MEP-016B and it's variants, the MEP-701A and MEP-016E in 100% operational condition? I haven't been able to any recent eBay sold transactions.

Upon further investigation, the boards are fine. It turns out that the schematic on in the TM has the wrong pinout for the connection to the float switches on the fuel tank, which I verified by ringing out the wiring on my good running unit. The float switch on my MEP-701A is faulty. I...

My two MEP-016E also have MEP-016B on the data plate.

I have 3 of these generators that I am working on, two MEP-016E and one MEP-701A. For those who are not familiar with the MEP-016E, it is a MEP-016B that has been retrofitted with the Yanmar L100 engine in place of the Onan unit. Many changes get made, including adding an electric lift pump...

FWWI, my two Yanmar L100 converted units have MEP-016B on the dataplate. There are many differences, including an electric lift pump that is the same type pump as the aux fuel pump, instead of an engine driven one.

MEP-016E is the designation for the MEP-016B that has been retrofitted with a Yanmar L100 engine. Here is a link for manual for doing the conversion: https://media.greenmountaingenerators.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/02032327/MEP016B-MEP016E-Conversion-Manual.pdf Here is a data plate from...

I know that this is an old thread, but, I'll comment anyway. It is likely that if the battery was connected backwards that this could happen, as it would then be a dead short through VR2. I did this to my Kubota tractor a few years back by connecting a lithium jump start box backwards. VR2 is...

Awesome, thank you, looking now. OK, thank you. Do you know what value they are. I found some fuses with leads on amazon, but, the leads are quite small gauge wire that I fear will break from fatigue due to vibration.

Does anyone have part numbers for the fuses that are on the power input boards on the inverter? These look very similar to diodes, about the size of a 1/2 watt resister. I think that a few of mine are blown. I used same very pointy-tipped probes on my multimeter to pierce the conformal coating...

Thank you for the info. I'll check it out this weekend. Hopefully the problem is just fuse or two.

I have an MEP-831A is putting out voltage on L1, but, not L2 of the outputs of the inverter when in 240V mode. I had transplanted the inverter out of another unit that I bought w/o an engine. I was looking to buy that one whole, but, K1 was not switching on with the "open/close" switch. The...