Ok, so I was rearanging some stuff in the garage today and I discovered a lost treasure I obtained a couple years ago. As a side job I clean out forclosed homes for realitors. As a perk I get to save anything that interests me. Thats where I found this generator. It was mounted on a huge trailer with a big four cylender engine. The engine was locked up, water came out of the oil pan. The electrical box on the thing had been chewed up by rats. And the trailer frame was broken. But the generator itself looked salvagable.
So my questions are, does any one know anything about this type of generator? Would it be worth it to build a new generator welder with it? If you have any electrical advice, it would be helpful as well. I have a friend thats an electrician, but he's a really busy guy.
Here's the stats off the serial plate. G.E. Aircraft starter generator. Type: CM74, SPLG: G.E. E510, Speed:3700/7200 rpm, Volts:30 Amps:400, (unreadable):33-038-ac-7201, MFR. NO.:2CM74815 (looks like the 5 might have been meant to replace the one at the end) Ser. No.:2277069
I don't even know if this was ment to be a welder generator. The guy that lived in the house I cleaned out was obviously a do it yourself kind of guy (right down to his light fixtures made of tincans). It apperantly work as a welder for him though. 400 amps! Think I'll use it as a dedicated Carbon Arc gouging machine.
Sorry for the poor pic. I'll get a better one if you want.
So my questions are, does any one know anything about this type of generator? Would it be worth it to build a new generator welder with it? If you have any electrical advice, it would be helpful as well. I have a friend thats an electrician, but he's a really busy guy.
Here's the stats off the serial plate. G.E. Aircraft starter generator. Type: CM74, SPLG: G.E. E510, Speed:3700/7200 rpm, Volts:30 Amps:400, (unreadable):33-038-ac-7201, MFR. NO.:2CM74815 (looks like the 5 might have been meant to replace the one at the end) Ser. No.:2277069
I don't even know if this was ment to be a welder generator. The guy that lived in the house I cleaned out was obviously a do it yourself kind of guy (right down to his light fixtures made of tincans). It apperantly work as a welder for him though. 400 amps! Think I'll use it as a dedicated Carbon Arc gouging machine.
Sorry for the poor pic. I'll get a better one if you want.
