Posted by Bus Driver on July 26, 2013 at 10:24:59 from (66.226.53.18):
In Reply to: Re: Old PTO generator posted by buickanddeere on July 26, 2013 at 09:17:27:
It appears from visual inspection that each generator is 115 volts. The two are connected so that 230 volts is supplied to a NEMA 10-50 receptacle. The gear train synchronizes the two generators. Woe to the person who reassembles it and gets them out of "time". The voltmeter apparently reads only one generator as the scale stops at 150 volts- and the meter was broken. The only evident regulator was two small units that looked like transformers and I assumed that they were choke coils or similar. They were under a sheetmetal cover. The nameplate on the unit had no Zip Code for the address-- so this unit probably pre-dates 1963. The seller had a well-used Kubota L2550 with non-operative PTO and we went to his neighbor who had a Ford 4000 with inoperative tachometer. But the Ford ran smoothly. Not sure if I will go look at the unit again. Located about 30 miles from me. It is possible that this was a premium quality unit- but I do not know. The absence of gear noise to boost from 540 to 3600 was surprising. That is one indication of quality.
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