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Dempsey, Paul. Home Generator Selection, Installation and Repair. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013.

Home Generator Selection, Installation and Repair

Authors: Paul Dempsey

Published:  September 2013

eISBN: 9780071812986 0071812989 | ISBN: 9780071812979
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Selecting the right generator
  • Outages
  • What’s available
  • Power output
  • Power quality
  • Voltage
  • Frequency
  • Distortion
  • Engines or prime movers
  • Fuel options
  • Other features worth having
  • Instrumentation
  • Circuit breakers
  • Ground-fault circuit interrupters
  • Automatic idle control
  • Noise
  • Sizing
  • 2 Powering up
  • Location
  • Hookup
  • Power cords
  • Power inlet box
  • Transfer switches
  • Transfer switches and neutral grounds
  • Electrical safety
  • Grounding rods
  • Fuels
  • Gasoline
  • Propane
  • Natural gas
  • Diesel
  • Planning ahead
  • 3 Generator repairs
  • Conventional generators
  • Brushed generators
  • Brushless generators
  • Power quality
  • Tools
  • Measurements
  • Output tests
  • Resistance tests
  • Ohmmeter tests
  • Megaohmmeter tests
  • Rotor excitation test
  • Inverter generators
  • Operation
  • Troubleshooting
  • 4 Engine electrical
  • Engine management controls
  • Power sources
  • Fuel cutoff valves
  • Idle control
  • Automatic choke
  • Oil-pressure sensor
  • Oil-level sensor
  • Solid-state ignition
  • Ignition myths
  • Starter motors
  • 5 Emergency repairs
  • Tools and supplies
  • No power
  • No power from any receptacle
  • No power from one receptacle
  • Genset slows under load
  • Storage batteries
  • Gasoline engine malfunctions
  • Preliminaries
  • No start
  • Loss of power as engine warms
  • Sudden shutdowns
  • Insufficient power
  • Weak compression
  • Diesel engine malfunctions
  • No or slow starting
  • Runaway
  • 6 Fuel systems
  • Basic carburetor theory
  • Tools and supplies
  • Parts and materials
  • Removal and installation
  • Cleaning
  • Float carburetor service
  • Needle and seat
  • Float adjustments
  • Jets
  • Primer
  • Diaphragm carburetor service
  • Diaphragm carburetor operation
  • Plumbing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Pressure test
  • Mixture-adjustment screws
  • Fuel pumps
  • Metering
  • Idle circuits
  • Check valves
  • Final pressure check
  • Mixture adjustments: all carburetors
  • Fuel injection
  • Diesel
  • Wet stacking
  • Safety
  • Tools
  • Fuel system checks
  • Injectors
  • High-pressure pump
  • Timing
  • 7 Major engine repairs
  • Some basics
  • What’s needed
  • Torque limits
  • Evaluation
  • Excessive compression
  • No or barely perceptible compression
  • Compression test
  • Leak-down test
  • Leak-down test—four-cycle engine
  • Leak-down test—two-cycle engine
  • Blowby gauge
  • Cylinder head casting
  • Valves
  • Valve guides
  • Valve springs
  • Pushrods
  • Pistons
  • Rings
  • Installation
  • Piston installation
  • Integral bores
  • Detachable cylinders
  • Connecting rods
  • Construction
  • Orientation
  • Bearings
  • Micrometers
  • Plastigage
  • Failure analysis
  • Rod assembly
  • Cylinders
  • Glaze breaking
  • Inspection
  • Boring
  • Sleeving
  • Flywheel
  • Crankcase
  • Crankshafts
  • Antifriction main bearings
  • Camshafts
  • Balance shafts
  • Oil seals
  • Oil circuits
  • Rewind starters
  • Starter troubleshooting
  • Preload release and restoration
  • Brake
  • Dogs
  • Recoil springs
  • A final word
  • A: Generator websites
  • B: National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) plug and receptacle configurations
  • Index