I've been asked by my holiday host in France to have a look at one of the generic 850watt 2 stroke generators that appears to have two faults
1 The engine does not run and 2 when it last did the voltage regulation seemed all to pot and was blowing light bulbs.Bearing in mind I am living under their roof for two weeks I don't want to start off by saying "why did you buy that pile of cr4p anyway?" and also I need to try and retain my personal reputation of being able to mend nearly anything.
I can possibly get the engine running again but I wondered about the regulation. yes it could be a throttle/governor problem but I wondered if anyone have any info on the electrical regulation method. Is it a traditional 'adjust the current in the field coil' as in a car alternator or have they come up with a cheaper and nastier way of doing this?
Any help /guidance on typical faults that would help me spend less of my holiday in the guts of the genny would be most welcome.
TIA
Bob