ANOTHER Onan DJE generator starting problem! (Thursday)
 

I, It looks to me that you are going a touch overboard on the cushioned
cart. I don't understand why you are going to such extremes to reduce
vibration. BTW, how do you plan to turn the cart? Its going to be tough to
maneuver.
Good luck with the solenoid!
Dave


"Ignoramus23449" wrote in message
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My saga goes on. The solenoid that I bought from Onan turned out to be
completely wrong. The correct one costs, drumroll, $370 something. I
almost fainted when I heard that. WTF!

I am going to go to McMaster-Carr today (they have an office 30
minutes from me) and pick up a 12V DC 1" linear pull solenoid of
similar dimensions. The pull force is 80 oz, which I hope will be
enough. The solenoid draws 11 watts (1 amp), which I hope won't
overload the control system. I will have to do some "metalworking" to
fit an adjustable nut on it and fit it into the system, but I am
hopeful.

I am building a cushioned carriage for it, see my progress at

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/Carriage/

I also added a 1/2"ID NPT pipe and a ball valve for ease of draining
oil. See the bottom if this pictu

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Dies...e/dscf0006.jpg

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Ignoramus23449 wrote:

I am going to go to McMaster-Carr today (they have an office 30
minutes from me) and pick up a 12V DC 1" linear pull solenoid of
similar dimensions. The pull force is 80 oz, which I hope will be
enough. The solenoid draws 11 watts (1 amp), which I hope won't
overload the control system.

Let me know how that works for you, and the exact McMaster/Karr
stock number, as I want to convert my MDJA and DJA over to Injector
Rack Shutdown from Compression Release Shutdown.


Bruce in alaska
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"Ignoramus23449" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:53:25 -0800, TeamCasa wrote:
I, It looks to me that you are going a touch overboard on the cushioned
cart.

Dave, you could, very well, be right. I may be going overboard. My
reasoning is that the price of these used tires is unbeatable (they
are free), the cushioning ability of this setup is unbeatable (tires
are made to flex for tens of thousands of miles), the sound dampening
ability is also good (as far as sound transmitted via vibration),

What you are forgetting is that the plywood platform that the generator is
sitting on is going to be vibrating like the top of a drum and will be
creating noise. A metal frame at the top won't be as bad.

Also, I was afraid that without this cushioning, the 5/6" axles could
bend during transportation or engine operation.

You say that the generator weighs 400 lbs. Those axles won't bend under that
weight. And certainly not from vibration.

If I , say, use this genset in emergency and go to bed at night, I
would feel good if I was sure that this setup won't fall apart while I
am in bed, at 3 am, due to plywood/screw/etc failure.

No, but it might leak fuel onto the plywood and catch fire.
Another reason to use metal and ditch the tires which could hold a pool of
fuel and burn with a nasty black smoke.

So, worst case, if you are right, I would have wasted a few hours of
my time. No big deal, I waste time all the time.

I don't understand why you are going to such extremes to reduce
vibration. BTW, how do you plan to turn the cart? Its going to be
tough to
maneuver.

Good question. Basically, I am strong enough to lift one end of it a
little bit. I will attach something that would let me do it without
excessive bending, or some boards for extra levering. I am not
concerned.