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Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 2:44 pm
Three years ago I bought a Colemane Powermate (ProGen 5000)
I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked fine
for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit breakers
did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
about remagnetizing the unit.
It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is producing
power.
Anybody have a clue?
Thanks, Mike
BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and lawsuits
are filed.
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Posted by Meat Plow on June 9, 2008, 4:05 pm
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:44:51 -0500, amdx wrote:
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> Three years ago I bought a Colemane Powermate (ProGen 5000)
> I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked fine
> for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit breakers
> did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
> about remagnetizing the unit.
> It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is producing
> power.
> Anybody have a clue?
> Thanks, Mike
> BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and lawsuits
> are filed.
Jump on the lawsuit bandwagon unless you can find someone to repair it.
Just for the hell of it did your try the re-magnetizing thingy?
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Posted by Pete C. on June 9, 2008, 4:14 pm
Meat Plow wrote:
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> On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:44:51 -0500, amdx wrote:
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> > Three years ago I bought a Colemane Powermate (ProGen 5000)
> > I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked fine
> > for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit breakers
> > did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
> > about remagnetizing the unit.
> > It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is producing
> > power.
> > Anybody have a clue?
> > Thanks, Mike
> > BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and lawsuits
> > are filed.
>
> Jump on the lawsuit bandwagon unless you can find someone to repair it.
> Just for the hell of it did your try the re-magnetizing thingy?
With it being stored that long, I'd take a look at the brushes. A little
corrosion or insect activity could cause a brush to be stuck in the
holder and loose contact after a couple hundred k revs.
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Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 5:23 pm
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> Meat Plow wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:44:51 -0500, amdx wrote:
>> > Three years ago I bought a Colemane Powermate (ProGen 5000)
>> > I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked
>> > fine
>> > for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit
>> > breakers
>> > did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
>> > about remagnetizing the unit.
>> > It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is
>> > producing
>> > power.
>> > Anybody have a clue?
>> > Thanks, Mike
>> > BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and
>> > lawsuits
>> > are filed.
>> Jump on the lawsuit bandwagon unless you can find someone to repair it.
>> Just for the hell of it did your try the re-magnetizing thingy?
> With it being stored that long, I'd take a look at the brushes. A little
> corrosion or insect activity could cause a brush to be stuck in the
> holder and loose contact after a couple hundred k revs.
Box was clean and dry, no sign of any insects or corrosion, but I'll check
the brushes.
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Posted by amdx on June 9, 2008, 5:21 pm
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> On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:44:51 -0500, amdx wrote:
>> Three years ago I bought a Colemane Powermate (ProGen 5000)
>> I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked
>> fine
>> for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit breakers
>> did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
>> about remagnetizing the unit.
>> It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is producing
>> power.
>> Anybody have a clue?
>> Thanks, Mike
>> BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and
>> lawsuits
>> are filed.
> Jump on the lawsuit bandwagon unless you can find someone to repair it.
> Just for the hell of it did your try the re-magnetizing thingy?
No, I haven't tried re-magnetizing, yet.
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> I unboxed it Saturday evening plugged in some freezers and it worked fine
> for over an hour. Then it stopped producing current. The circuit breakers
> did not trip. The engine runs fine. The only procedure in the manual is
> about remagnetizing the unit.
> It doesn't seem to me that it would lose magnitism while it is producing
> power.
> Anybody have a clue?
> Thanks, Mike
> BTW, Coleman powermate is closed, employees laidoff, bankrupcy and lawsuits
> are filed.