FJWTK: Fuji Micro 4.4kVA Inverter Generator - Help please

[FJ Steve]

Oh great wise members of PSB, I turn to you in a time of need.

I have a portable Genset to use when we go "off the grid" with the mobile apartment (Caravan).
it looks like this:





The Good:
The genset fires up fine. Both manually, via the key and via the remote start.
It can power any portable device from the USB and/or the 12V cigarette lighter outlet.

The Bad:

When it fires up, if you plug in an AC appliance (kettle), the unit will supply power to it, but then with or without an appliance introducing the load, the RPM will rise and the screen shows "P: O'POWER"

No power from the AC outlet at that point.

Does anyone know of a decent, reputable Genset repair establishment in Perth WA? Or failing that, Albany? (We'll be heading east for 7 weeks via Albany and the south coast)

if not, I'll leave this anchor home on this trip (depart in 20 days)

[Viper]

I thought you’d use this to keep the body ticking over?!?

[Viper]

Let me ask a mate who sells these if he repairs them for you

[FJ Steve]

Let me ask a mate who sells these if he repairs them for you

If you have a mate (I fucken reckon that's mission impossible), and he can fix it...I promise to re-word my signature

[Viper]

Better start thinking up some good words ol boy

[Crobbo]

Shenzhen special...

The manual doesn't have a description for that fault.

https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&s...-B3iz6iphHxxCg

[GsxInShed]

Sounds like a fried control card...

[Crobbo]

^^^ my thoughts, how long will the kettle stay powered?

[FJ Steve]

^^^ my thoughts, how long will the kettle stay powered?

3 or 4 secs.

AC outlet 'trips' to overpowered status with or without anything plugged.

[Halo_2]

Sounds like AVR faulty

[dwillia]

what happens when you load it up with something other than a kettle?

[FJ Steve]

what happens when you load it up with something other than a kettle?

Not getting pissed off...but everyone seems to be missing this point

AC outlet 'trips' to overpowered status with or without anything plugged.

tried with a C-Tek car charger...only in standby and not connected to a battery etc...same thing. genset fires up, idles nicely, then rpm rise and AC output goes into "O'Power"....WITH OR WITHOUT ANYTHING PULLED INTO AC OUTLET.

[dwillia]

well if that's the point then why confuse the issue by mentioning a kettle load?

or were you saying I got the point? hahaha

[FJ Steve]

well if that's the point then why confuse the issue by mentioning a kettle load?

or were you saying I got the point? hahaha

lol...fair point. I'm copping an absolute earful from the caravan forum, because everyman and his geriatric dog is giving me responses, and 95% of those responses have nothing to do with the problem I have provided. Sorry...but they frustrate the shit out of me sometimes.

Someone did suggest that I should "excite the generator". Now, I can get into kinky shit....but this was a whole new level. Seems that it isn't porno related. It's sending a "reverse cycle" back thru the genny to get it to 'wake up' from it's electrickery slumber. Might try that this weekend.

[Crobbo]

It's an inverter...

It's fucked.

They operate like this: 3phase AC -> DC -> 240AC.

Pumping 240v back into it is only going to make it worse.

[dwillia]

lol...fair point. I'm copping an absolute earful from the caravan forum, because everyman and his geriatric dog is giving me responses, and 95% of those responses have nothing to do with the problem I have provided. Sorry...but they frustrate the shit out of me sometimes.

Someone did suggest that I should "excite the generator". Now, I can get into kinky shit....but this was a whole new level. Seems that it isn't porno related. It's sending a "reverse cycle" back thru the genny to get it to 'wake up' from it's electrickery slumber. Might try that this weekend.

I have a suicide lead somewhere if you're really keen to hurt yourself or the gen!

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run the 12v dc outlet to another inverter for some super inefficient power generation

[Viper]

My mate sells them but can only repair the engine not the electrical side.

I can help with buying a replacement

[FJ Steve]

My mate sells them but can only repair the engine not the electrical side.

I can help with buying a replacement

Guess my signature stays as is. Awesome.

PM me if you like with a 'proposal' as to how you can help

[Viper]

After all these years you couldn’t find anything better. I knew you loved me.

My mate owns guildford garden machinery. He sells these and will gladly look after you. Craig is his name. No fuss old school mechanic who doesn’t rip people off.

[ritza]

if it has a battery in it, disconnect it for a couple of minutes to see if it resets to default....if it does the same hook a large coffee machine onto it and load the fekka up and see what happens, if it does the same its a board !