38
UnclassifiedCooling
What This Code Means
Field Overload; Speed Sense Fault; Controller does not sense quadrature frequency and voltage; External Coolant Loss; Coolant in oil; Engine Unstable; Genset Hunts; Genset Surges; Invalid Set Configuration; Excessive Smoke Under Load; Engine Stopped; Field Overflow; Engine stopped; Invalid set configuration
Possible Causes
- •Broken or loose wiring connections
- •Control plugs not fully seated
- •Cracked or leaking hoses
- •Excessive load
- •Fuel lines leaking
- •Fuel supply issue
- •Governor actuator operation issue
- •Grounded or shorted field windings
- •Grounded or shorted quad windings
- •Incorrect loads
- •Leaks or defects in radiator
- •Locked compressor rotor
- •Loose clamps
- •Loose wiring connections
- •Main rotor failure
- •Mechanical engine damage
- •Open, short, or ground in rotor/stator windings
- •Output voltage issue
- •Overload Condition
- •Quad leads not fully seated in connector to control
- •Rotating diode assembly failure
- •Too many low power factor loads
Suggested Actions
- 1Check F2 Fuse
- 2Check K2 relay and connections
- 3Check brushes
- 4Check control
- 5Check for broken or loose wiring connections
- 6Check for leaking fuel lines
- 7Check for loose wiring connections
- 8Check for mechanical engine damage
- 9Check fuel supply
- 10Check loads
- 11Check loads for proper operation
- 12Check output voltage
- 13Check pin connections
- 14Check rotor/stator windings for opens/shorts/grounds
- 15Check starter circuits
- 16Have air conditioners and other appliances checked for proper operation
- 17Operate and check for leaks
- 18Pressure test coolant system
- 19Reduce the number of appliances running at the same time, especially those with high motor starting loads such as air conditioners
- 20Test Rotor
- 21Visually check coolant level
- 22Visually check for coolant in oil
- 23Visually check for cracked or leaking hoses
- 24Visually check for leaks or defects in radiator
- 25Visually check for loose clamps
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