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Yamaha 10hp Engine

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dhermesc

12-28-2007 05:52:41




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I saw the post below about Harbor Freight 6.5 engine and thought I'd ask this.

I just bought a 5700 watt generator (7100 surge) to replace the 4000 watt one I sold my brother. The new one is a Powermate that has a 10hp Yamaha engine. I didn't know Yamaha made small engines for this application - anyone have experiance with them?


I figured they saw how much money Honda makes with them and figured they'd jump in too. We've had decent experiances with the Subaru powered generators at work.

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135 Fan

12-28-2007 09:50:02




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 Re: Yamaha 10hp Engine in reply to dhermesc, 12-28-2007 05:52:41  
I have a Robin Subaru because it was way cheaper than a Honda or Yamaha. Yamaha makes a wide range of their own generators, including inverter models. The engine in yours is probably comparable to one in a Yamaha generator. Probably lots of info on the net. I can't see parts being hard to get at all. Dave



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JT

12-28-2007 15:08:29




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 Re: Yamaha 10hp Engine in reply to 135 Fan, 12-28-2007 09:50:02  
I spoke wrong, it is not that you cannot get them Around here, you cannot get them locally, but can get them mail order.



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JT

12-28-2007 08:31:27




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 Re: Yamaha 10hp Engine in reply to dhermesc, 12-28-2007 05:52:41  
If it is an actual Yamaha engine, they are a very good engine, the biggest problem I see is getting parts if you need them. One thing I will suggest with a Powermate generator is to look and see what it uses to rectify the electricity. Some of them use a capacitor, some use a AVR board. If yours has a capacitor, make sure you run it at least once a month and put a load on it, otherwise the capacitor will discharge and will not recharge. I would also see about keeping one on hand if you are going to use as backup for your home and yours has a capacitor in it. We are a service center for Powermate and that seems to be their biggest problem and they also use soft brushes, so that would be another thing to keep around.
Other than then two things, they also seem to be out of the popular parts a lot, so that is why I suggest you keep a set of brushes and capacitor on hand if your has one. Jim

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