Honda EB 5000x generator

[PSKI]

I am new to google and generators so please bear with me.

I borrowed a 20+ year old Honda generator and successfully used it at a remote camp when all of a sudden the motor continued to run but power to the shop vac stopped. I let it sit for awhile and while the engine workled fine no power was available for the shop vac or any other small electrical appliance.

I found the owners manual for the unit online and looked for trouble shooting tips but nothing jumps out at me. I am not a mechanical person and tried to bring it to a few local small engine repair shops and while only 1 would look at it, they won't have time for 3-4 weeks and am wondering if there are some simple tests I can do to in the meantime. any help is appreciated.

[Jim Redelfs]

The output section may be disconnected from the engine. You should look for an open circuit breaker. Good luck.

[ransley]

Is there a circuit breaker that might have popped, maybe a stuck brush on the gen armature, if you can see the brushes see if you can push them in. A volt meter at the head output will tell you if its the head or downline which you can trace, its 240v + so be carefull, ground the chassis before having a shock, often a bolt is on the chassis to attach a wire then wrap wire around a nail and put it in the dirt. At

20 yrs anything can go bad.