I had a Honda EX 1000 for about 20 years. About 15 years ago it stopped producing power. I finally pulled it apart and found a wire that had broken off from a 13uif exciter capacitor. I could have soldered it back on but decided to replace it. My local Honda dealer wanted $100 plus shipping for it, so I decided to ourchase it online and got a very similar c15uf capacitor for $10. I put it in and bingo, she produced power, again. I never had any problems with it, even though I sold it several years later.

Pro tips: Put thin rubber mat under battery, I buy rolls of the stuff, 10$ at the local hardware store, I use glue to keep it in place, that way, the paint won't rub off, and if the battery leaks, it won't make a hole in the metalwork, next, to make holes in nylon straps, either use a soldering iron you don't like. Or heat a bolt to melt a hole, that way it won't fray. Good work as usual, I enjoy watching these.

Without these video,s James we would all be sat in the dark, Top Man, Can you do a short vid on how to test the electrical end results please,

I have to say I’m enamored with this Valsi generator… The form factor and engine design is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. With the pressurized oil system and truly insane carburetor setup really had me hooked. I’m going to look them up and see if they’re still making it.

You are a very rare comprehensive resource of knowledge when it come to the generator repair please do not hesitate especially when teaching electrical diagnosis to post videos really appreciate it

Something I always have a problem with, and a solution I never thought of. A wheel barrow always seems to have a flat tire. Filling with foam is a great solution. Thanks for that idea. Thanks for sharing.

Another good "old man's gen" set.. Nice workJames

I have no idea why I love these videos so much. I like engines but have zero experience or knowledge of generators (even though I own one). Just so darn peaceful and informative.

I absolutely love how you use the car jack! I came here a few months ago when I was fixing a free generator that made no electricity. Now I have a daily routine of checking your videos!

You are a master and professionally skilled teacher for the problem solving of small engines and generators! I thoroughly enjoy learning from one of the best. Thank you.

Your workmanship is impressive. Thank you for the videos.

You are the best teacher on generators thank you

World's quickest tire change I've ever seen nice looking gen set by the way

Really like all the details.

I love your explanations and step by step diagnosis of the equipment you work on.

I have one of these and it’s a beast. It powers most of my house.

Yes, great video and I remain amazed regarding you knowledge base on these units.

Very nice refresh and will make someone happy. Fresh fuel and fuel system is so important with the type of gas sold today. I was happy that you found all the parts needed, it seems like a very useful genset.

I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Great job.

Thanks for the video. Appreciate you sharing your diagnosis of ailing generators and what you did to get them going again. Especially enjoy seeing different configured generators, such as this one with a capacitor and no avr, and how to fix them.

Great job Doc, glad to learn about the brushless generators and the capacitors.

James,you are the mustie1 of generator Resurrection's . Thanks for your invaluable content.

Your videos provide great explanations for these repairs and I like your no nonsense approach also. Looking forward to seeing a lot more informative videos from you!

Once again great video James - your near perfection is perfect for enough for me.

Once again a job well done and another generator brought back to life.

Thanks for a great video! I’m a subscriber now! I I got this model generator the day before Hurricane Katrina passed over us in Miami on its way to Louisiana in 2005. I was in HD and all their generators were gone but all of a sudden this one was brought back in and I grabbed it immediately. People were buying up generators sight unseen. We lucked out as we only lost power for 3 days as opposed to the 6 months we were without power after hurricane Andrew! I was able to run an extension cord to my neighbors house so they could have a light and fan too. This generator is awesome and like one of your viewers said an “orphan.” You have provide me with so much useful info, thanks again.

I have never seen a carb like that. I learn something new every video .

Thank James picked up a Devilis/Brig's/5000 watt brushless,had trouble shooting it, You steered me in the right direction! Prayers!!!

Tecumseh engines never got the love of some other makes.... Although their old flat-head Snow King motors are legendary. The Over/Under style is the same rig my home standby generator uses... Running a V-Twin on natural gas.

Another amazing video , thanks James !

I'm learning a lot from you. I don't have your kind of patient, systematic mindset when diagnosing mechanical things. I tend to underestimate and neglect the small details, wanting things to be quick and obvious. It really helps to watch you work through things showing how small things make big differences.

I have a similar brushless generator. The capacitor permanentely was on the low end and a new one did the same. The voltage was permanentely low with some load so I added a small capacitor (10% of the original) in parallel. After that the Sun was shining better and the generator did his job. The capacitor was a litte underrated for that generator.

Strange looking fuel bowl. When assembling pieces in a fuel system which are difficult to hold together, a little dab of grease works well and is quickly dissolved when gasoline reaches it. It also helps to lube o-rings before installing them. Did not know about the capacitor!

James, thank you for another very good video on something a little different than we normally see. Keep up the good work and stay safe, you and your family.

Thanks again. You should have a heater sponsor.

Very nice find! Good 👍 work

A brushless one was a nice change. Thanks !! Nice video as always.

Man I got two of these but bottoms are missing. Had no idea what they were missing. looked everywhere. And you do quite a good job.

Thanks for the words 'form factor', that was new to me. Also great to learn more about capacitors. Keep up the great work!

That's a real simple power head set up. very few things to go wrong with it. you know what I like, no electronics to fail. As always your a great teacher.

Very interesting generator. Never seen a generator like that before. Great fix. Great testing of the electric components.

Another great technical and patient troubleshooting process teaching some of us new things like testing and replacing the capacitor. Thank you! I love the form factor of that unit, too. Alaoy, pro-grade to replace the gauge. Details matter and it's yet another quality service and repair so that you know it is going to someone who will not have to worry about it. I also appreciate you pointing out that you worked on it over the course of months. Sometimes I get anxious about having too much equipment around getting to them as time, and parts, permit. Keep em coming, James!

I have problems with that style carb EVERY TIME!!!!!! Never seen that gen set design either. I think you just solved a problem I've been having also. Thank you

I’m still amazed how you find these things!!

Sideways mounted oil filters: a common problem on the diesel boat engines I sometimes work on. I found that I can take a 1 quart plastic milk container, make a few sculptured cuts, and get a reservoir that will fit under the filter and hold all of the spilled oil. Hard to describe in words, but you'll get what I mean. Disregard: I fired too quickly. Didn't realize you had enough room under the filter for the bread pan, which I don't have on the diesels. My sliced milk carton just slides in.

You answered my question. Now I know what is in a brushless genset. Thank for sharing your video with us. df

Perseverance does pay off... Nice job....

Just delt with all the same on an HM100.. Volts are low.. I made my problem worse with a programmable surge protector i added in line to my rv. My brushless has me at 130v unloaded and 108 loaded NOW i know where to look Thanks brother! U make us "shoulda gone to college" guys look good

i knew you are a good mechanic when you melted the threads on the nylon battery strap. nice video.

High James I give you five ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ thanks made my day !! 🔧

Another great video! Thx...

saw you dealing with broken bolts in another video. One of the best tips I have for working with broken bolts is using a left twist drill bit to try and drill it out. sometimes the bolt will break lose and spin out without the use of an easy out. Nice work.

Very nice fix. Thanks much for the video's.

Just felt the need to give you a progress update on my Valsi repair. Thanks to another one of your videos specifically the powerback generator video my issues were based on the carburetor. I bought a clone and upon more examination the darn thing was running lean. Found an OEM carb that was correct for that engine and now the thing runs like a top. Did have to replace the fuel pump as well. An OEM fuel pump was hard to come by but the Briggs pump I have on it now is doing really well. No surging or hunting. Need to adjust speed and I will have a nice working machine for backup power to my house. Thanks for the awesome and very informative videos that you produce. Love watching your videos and learning more and more about small engine repair

Great work James, that's a big boy 😊

A great video thanks for your stage by stage explaining on how you work though a problem.

I love this stuff!!

Nice job I would’ve never thought it was the capacitor

was working on my generac portable 15k generator the other day had to pull and clean carb and adjust valves and installed good ngk spark plugs every time i got frustrated fiddling with this thing i was like thinking what would james do lol that actually help me be more patient and got it running good Thanks james.🙂

great job James . ENJOYED !

GREAT JOB AS ALWAYS jIM

Good looking unit 👍🏻

Excellent video mate. I'm a retired Aussie living in the Philippines now. And regular power outages is a almost regular happening. Genset maintenance is a regular thing here.

I do enjoy all of your videos I didn’t know you used Super Clean I will be giving it a try soon it looks like it works very well. 😊

All in all it came out well, nice job

Great work as always.

I always look forward to your video's James, you are an encyclopaedia of Knowledge when it comes to generators.

It should work, but on dull see through plastic you can use a automotive headlamp cleaning kit to bring those lenses back!! Works well

Great Job as usual James .......

Thanks James another great video 🇦🇺👍

I just love this vertical form factor. Would love to find one some day. Larger yes but I love the motor on top. Have you seen other makes with this same style? .. and again, yes another winner, this time I had peanuts to enjoy the video like a 5 star movie !! Great !

Love your videos. They are the perfect teachers for anybody. In this generator, I have 2 suggestions. 1: the governor spring has multiple slots on one end to increase/decrease the spring tension. It would be better than bending the tab at the other end. 2 : The battery cables passing through the holes in the battery compartment could be swapped to remove crossing of cables.

Plastic and ethanol are the bane of small engines..Great pick up on that cap, Jim, as always...!!! PS.... I'll throw my hat in for inverter unit.

You might have been able to swap the wheel bearings to get this rolling again. I work on pressure washers at work and have a Honda scissor jack for changing wheels/tires/casters, etc. It's a good game changer.

Love your videos keep up the great work

CBB60 rates capacitors are an excellent replacement. They are superior to the metal casing starting motor capacities. Available on eBay. Great video. Thanks.

I'm subscribed because I always learn something from you. I have a 15kw Generac with a perfect engine but no power. When I pull it into the shop I'll be using your trouble shooting tips. I have a lot of money tied up in it and hope I can get it making power. Thanks, Al

I’ve never seen a 13 horse Tecumseh engine.(especially OHV) before this video. I thought it was a Briggs I / C at first glance. Then I saw the Tecumseh branding. Those are decent little engines. They are crude and loud, but quite reliable.

Just finding this thank you I hope🤞

very good video..

Great video! Nice unit!👍👍

For battery terminals, I use a piece of copper pipe with one end crimped flat with a hole drilled through it, then the other open end I crimp around the wire.

I'd like to see you do a inductive load (motor) to show the difference from resistive loads(heater)...thanks.

You can polish that discolored plastic voltmeter lens with Mothers mag & aluminum polish and a D/A buffer. Work on plastic headlight lenses as well. Shine like new, quick & easy!

A quick tip if you on oil filters is this Make sure you run a light bead of oil on rubber seal of new filter. Fill the new filter 1/2 or 3/4 full with oil and let it soak a few seconds, then install. Just helps get everything going and protects engine a little bit more. Great job.

Jim, you can buy the webbing and the buckles for what you work with from a fabric store, and just make your own. The materials are not expensive.

Good one

Hey James, you should look into the Form-A-Funnel Flexible Draining Tool. They come in various sizes and are perfect for draining oil and catching oil filter spill.

Thanks for the video. I have a xp8000e which is brushless also, I was wondering what the capacitor was for, now I know.

Since most appliances are rated for 110-120 Vac, as long as under full your output is over 110V you're good. You also have to be careful when the voltage gets too high. Some things won't like being over 130V ac.

Just a thought but switching battery cables in their corresponding holes would make them look more comfortable on the battery ,great content love it

You my friend might have just saved me from scrapping a potentially good generator. I have this exact generator and mine has a low voltage issue as well as surging and dying. I took it to a guy and he replaced the carb but the surging and dying still exists. There is no info anywhere on these generators but with this video and seeing your issues I may now be able to fix my generator

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My mobility scooter had foam filled tyres. Now they have tubes in them, & that mobility scooter also has a solar charging system for the batteries. It has 75aH batteries.

Glad I subscribed...nice job!

really handsome generator....my favorite style so far....i'm still waiting to see some 2 cylinder generators which would be my personal choice if i could find one in the meantime i am refurbishing a listeroid diesel 6 hp one cylinder stationary engine that weighs 780 lbs and am attaching it to a 5 KW 300 lb generator head....its a great engine, huge, heavy, easy to work on with standard tools, shaky old hands, and poor eyesight, etc.

Crochet hook works well a tiny one. For removing a seat

I don't know if you know but Tecumseh went out of business years ago. I don't know why as they are good engines. The good news is aftermarket parts are still available. I have a 5 Kw Colman generator with a Tecumseh engine that I bought new in 1999. It still starts on the first pull, puts out full power and doesn't use any oil. I used it extensively from 2001 to 2006 for backup power until my 6th spine surgery. I couldn't pull that 10 horse engine anymore so I can't replaced it with a 7 Kw electric start Troy Bilt. I keep the Coleman for backup, backup or a loaner for friends.

and a long due vid from the king himself

A point worth noting about brand new capacitors.... They invariably need time time to "reform". Like a battery, standing idle is not good for capacitors, but unlike batteries, the chemistry (electrolyte) does usually recover in use, unless the capacitor is faulty or dried out/worth out. It's a moot point now, but it would have been good practice to have run the generator on regular occasions and check the output voltage each time. Ultimately, you should notice little or no difference if the capacitor is "brand new and fresh" or if the capacitor is"new old stock" there would be varying degrees of voltage increase depending upon the state and quality of replacement capacitor, and how long it has been in storage.