Generator Relay?
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05-08-2006, 13:38
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Generator Relay?
Jeff you have a 120VAC relay in the control box and it is a Potter
Brumfield KUP14A55-120 (digikey # PB164-ND and costs $12.19. It is NOT a 6 volt one. This relay is activated when the generator starts putting out voltage. Open up your control box (top cover is in two pieces)and look on the back wall of it and give me the control number, might be faint so show a bright light on it. It should look something like thisA259972 (this is my control box for a 1982 FC35 BB with a Kohler generator.). Take a look at the control box I rebuilt at http://tinyurl.com/hefmm. The control box is really quite simple and if you are good at soldering and following a schematic I would upgrade it to a control box of the 1985 FC models. That eliminates a lot of problems. As far as replacing the 12.5KW Kohler generator with something more "modern". I would not for you will be getting a generator that is not as robust or as reliable. The 12.5KW Kohler generator is an industrial generator that is designed to run 24/7 for long periods of time with only preventative maintenance of oil and filters. The generator portion itself is older technology but I would run it until it gives out and then replace it with a New Age Stamford solid state generator that costs about $1000 and connect it to the Perkins diesel. The Perkins diesel is a wet sleeve engine that can be rebuilt back to as new condition indefinetely unlike anything that you will replace it with. If you need help trouble shooting your control circuits or getting the relays (which cost a total of about $15.) give me a email off forum. Tom Warner Vernon Center,NY 1985 PT 40 At 07:50 PM 5/8/2006, you wrote: >We are having a problem finding the right starter relay for our Perkins >Kohler 12.5, it would cause the starter to chatter and not get full >power so we removed it to find a replacement. We where able to get >other relays from the box but not the starter relay,(center one of >three on back side of box) the suppler says it is a 6 volt unit and is >not available, it has been back ordered for over a month and told us >today it is not likely to ever come. Why or how is this a 6 volt relay >when the rest are 12 volt and easy to get, the Kohler repare company >said to buy a new controler because the one we have is to old to get >parts for. The generator starts fine if you jump the starter but does >nothing now with the old relay back in. Does anyone know where to >possibly get this relay or did someone put the wrong one in before we >became the owners. >The relay is a Portter&Brumfield #KUP14D55 6volt dc >Thankyou very much for any help! >Michelle and Jeff August >1980FC35RB >Plymouth Wi > > |
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Generator Relay? - Jeff August - 05-08-2006, 11:50
Generator Relay? - Curt Sprenger - 05-08-2006, 12:04
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Generator Relay? - Curt Sprenger - 05-08-2006, 12:27
Generator Relay? - Curt Sprenger - 05-08-2006, 12:37
Generator Relay? - Tom Warner - 05-08-2006 13:38
Generator Relay? - Jeff August - 05-08-2006, 22:51
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