PMG who's to buy

[wagspe208]

I contacted George about a month ago. He said he was out of them and he had no idea when he would be getting more in.
So, I am torn. PMG and more $$ but slight advantage, or ST and cheaper, run it and go.
Wags

[mbryner]

I was just at George's yesterday.   The one PMG he had there wasn't for sale, but it looked nice.   Depends on how soon you need to get up and running.   Utterpower is having trouble w/ some parts suppliers for PMG components (economy caused some of the suppliers to disappear) and they are having to re-source.  Remember a ST head is adequate for almost everything and can be fixed easily.

Marcus

[vdubnut62]

Give in and call Tom Osborne at  Central Georgia Generator, you will never deal with a nicer fellow and he stocks damn near everything
you'll ever want for a generator.

http://www.centralgagenerator.com/


Ron

[wagspe208]

Give in and call Tom Osborne at  Central Georgia Generator, you will never deal with a nicer fellow and he stocks damn near everything
you'll ever want for a generator.

http://www.centralgagenerator.com/


Ron

I had actually contacted him through ebay. He was my guy if George did not have anything.

Thanks
Wags

[Tom Reed]

IIRC George's PMG units are sealed and others are not. Once iron shavings contaminate the inside of a unit they are difficult to clean.

[wagspe208]

Tom, if you are careful (which I am probably not) where do the filings come from? I see the point.
Your sig says 1000 hours with a ST. Really? Any problems? What size? Would you recommend it over a PMG?
Wags

[Tom Reed]

Well if you do any welding or grinding there is a good source. I've had my share of problems with the st5. Burned out diode on first heavy load. Broken wire on the armature and of course the obligatory bearing failure. All that was <250 hours, not a problem since then. The ST5 was only $199 though. A bearing change on a PMG could be challenging too.

[vdubnut62]

IIRC George recommends that the PMG be returned to him for service. Apparently the magnets are strong enough to "remove" fingers!
I was advocating Tom Osborne for the ST type head, I have no experience with the PMG type.
Ron