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Anonymous Posted on Apr 09, 2009

No power output from my generac 5000 power plus.

Engine runs fine, rpm are correct. plug in receptacles are good. push in breakers are ok. i am not getting any power out of the generator. with engine running i tested all three wires that come out of the generator with a multi-meter set to ac volts and got no readings from any of them. is there a rectifier, regulator, or something i can test?

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Sounds like you need to "flash the field". This means you've lost you excitation voltage for the generator to produce electricity. In most cases you need to get a 9volt battery and connect it to 2 & 6 inside the generator. They are Blue & Red wires, but they are not the only blue & red ones there. The generator should be running and the battery should only be connected for about 5 seconds. This is very dangerous because of all the high voltage and democrats.

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