New Witte Owner

[buko]

Hears a few more pics

[buko]

I will try pics again

[flywheel]

Thats a very nice looking engine, it looks great.   I'm starting to feel guilty that I have not reassembled my MD yet. 

I guess being retired means there is no hurry, this is a union job ain't it? 
                                                                                                                      flywheel

[buko]

Yes it is very much a union job flywheel! My problem is I live in Indiana and if they pass right to work I will need liquid assets!

You on the other hand being retired have plenty of time to sit back and watch all the dumb mistakes us young pups tend to make in haste.

Thanks for all your great advise and help Flywheel

                                                                    Randy

[veggie]

Buko,

That's a great reconditioning job you have done there. Well done !
It's now ready for another 50 years of service. !   

cheers,
veggie

[buko]

Thanks for the kind words Veggie
                                 Randy

[LowGear]

I agree.  I hope my engine comes out looking that good.

What happened to the old dirty 3 phase Witte generator?  I'm looking for a 3 phase to produce some DC for my Windyboy grid tie inverter.  Would I do better to look for something a little newer?  I have the BD 8 HP unit.

Casey

[buko]

Well Casey when I got the Witte,  there was a old dirty E.M. 8kw 3ph end on it. I am electrically challenged so it is beyond me how to even tell if it is functional. There is a voltage control box that came with it that woud need to be wired to the generator. and it looks as though at one time there may have been a externally mounted DC exiter mounted on top and belt driven but it was not on the genset when I bought it.  I have a ST 1PH head on it for the time being.
                                        Randy

[Shipo]

Beautiful engine....also I see you have one of my favorite generator in the back, the Onan DJE. I'm also lucky to have one but in the contractor versions...

[buko]

Thanks Shipo,
The Onan is my current emergency genset, it is pretty reliable now that I have changed out the the original potted control board with one from Flyght. The unit was originally in a Seagrave fire truck.
                                                                    Randy

[LowGear]

Hi Randy,

Thanks for the great photos.  Now is when one of the masters that hang around this forum should jump in and write why this would be a great or anti-great generator to restore and source out DC from it's three phase output.  Yep, I know almost as much about generators as you do.  Here's a photo of the ID tag off my single phase generator.  Right off you'll notice that it's a "Witte" brand where your's is an "EM".

[buko]

Yes LowGear it would be great to have an educated opinion as to what could be done with these ends. Mine is just sitting in the shop taking up space and man is it heavy! I know it has to weight twice what the ST head weights.

[rcavictim]

Buko,

That old 3-phase alternator can be used to charge batteries with a set of diodes and a controllable DC exciter power supply to act as the charge controller. What voltage battery bank do you wish to charge?