| rear Onan solenoid needed? [message #97182] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 13:45  |
ernie
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Hi,
I have a 75 Eleganza II with a 4K Onan generator. The cable that goes to the bottom post of the Onan solenoid from the positive pole of the battery seems to have rotted (?) off. My macerator was attached to the positive battery post and this lead.
I'm confused as to the connections. This seems to go to the bottom post of the solenoid, and another wire goes to a top post. These wires are maybe 8-10 gauge stranded wire; all seem to be in bad shape.
Does someone have a diagram for this?
I understand that some people don't use--have ignored/disconnected this solenoid. What is it for ? It has a lot of hard to reach posts with little wires attached to it.
ernie
ernie garcia
1975 eleganza II
ellensburg, wa
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| Re: rear Onan solenoid needed? [message #97213 is a reply to message #97182] |
Wed, 25 August 2010 18:29  |
idrob
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Location: Central Idaho
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| ernie wrote on Wed, 25 August 2010 11:45 |
Hi,
I have a 75 Eleganza II with a 4K Onan generator. The cable that goes to the bottom post of the Onan solenoid from the positive pole of the battery seems to have rotted (?) off. My macerator was attached to the positive battery post and this lead.
I'm confused as to the connections. This seems to go to the bottom post of the solenoid, and another wire goes to a top post. These wires are maybe 8-10 gauge stranded wire; all seem to be in bad shape.
Does someone have a diagram for this?
I understand that some people don't use--have ignored/disconnected this solenoid. What is it for ? It has a lot of hard to reach posts with little wires attached to it.
ernie
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The solenoid is used to bypass the 50 amp circuit breaker so the boost cable can take the full current from front to back. If you remove it, you will limit the boost current to 50 amps. The original design is good, I would leave it in place.
Rob Allen
former owner of '76 x-PB
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| Re: [GMCnet] rear Onan solenoid needed? [message #97255 is a reply to message #97215] |
Thu, 26 August 2010 00:27 |
ernie
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Thanks Gene,
I called Cinnabar today to try to buy this very manual.They said they were out of stock; didn't know when they would have some more; and to call back in a couple of months!
ernie
ernie garcia
1975 eleganza II
ellensburg, wa
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