FIXED! generator overload light on, no power.

This is a black ridge brg 800. it's similar to lots of the other Chinese generators around.
sometimes you get lucky and things are an easy fix like this.

[Tailss]

Just did this with mine - Hyundai hy3800rv - and found the inverter which was potted has unused pin connectors protruding from the potting which were rusty and were likely shorting together. I cleaned all connectors including these and now the unit works 100%. I'm going to get some dielectric grease and apply a small amount to all the connections, I'm currently at the cottage and didn't have any but this video is spot on with helping me sort this out.

[manicmasterofmetal]

I just bought a br1700 from the local dump/ buyback shop and it wouldn't start. It was pouring fuel out of the drain in the bottom of the carby bowl. I took the carb out and tinkered with the float. It all seemed ok. I put it back together and it started first try after putting fuel in it again.no more leaks. I will be taking the front off tomorrow and checking all the connections. I hope it will fix the problem of no generation. It is because of people like you that backyard mechanics can fix very simple problems. I will keep you posted as to the outcome of my endeavours. Thanks muchly for your video.

[zaczac]

Advice here is spot on, same symptoms on my cheap 2kw inverter generator. Traced the problem to the sub winding connector. Pair of white wires from the generator, one pin on the connector which attaches the wires to the inverter module was bent and pushed back so it made intermittent/open connection. Fixed and working great again. Thanks!

[jbcprolightning]

Very interesting. I have the exact same geni and run it for many years and never an issue with regular oil changes. I did recently leave it outside where I'd been using it "to lazy to put it away after use" Then suddenly it overloaded while running it and couldn't make it work again, engine was fine. I pulled the front off and blew it out with compressed air. It was quite dirty in there and checked all the capacitors it looked OK but wouldn't work still. I pulled it apart again then cleaned all the connectors not thinking it would fix it but because there was nothing else I could do. I really thought the inverter had failed internally which means throw the whole geni away. But bingo it worked again just as before. Nice to see my situation validated with your video. This problem aside it's been a fantastic geni.

[realsircambridge]

guys i took a similar approach to this that worked. I used a spray bottle and sprayed isopropyl alcohol on all the possible electrical contacts and blew them out with a compressor, and my generator finally stopped saying overload. i cant believe it, ive tried everything else. i did leave the generator in the rain once last year, and I used it in the desert once, and it turns out the dust there is mildly electrically conductive, and there might have been a bad electrical contact, i couldnt find it individually, but spraying isopropyl alcohol worked for now.

[CraftingcrazyCat]

Thank you. my stressed our hubby asked me google anything to help solve this problem. Manual was useless. He is off to try out your suggestion.

[michaelsadach]

Thank you, you gave me a starting point. That makes sense. I only fill my inverter with 4 hours of gas and let it run out. It vibrats when it runs out of gas.

[vinmill]

Just tried this, and buddy it worked!! The plug that is behind the light panel was dusty as! CHEERS!!

[AtholRowsell]

Special note, just used your fix although didn’t actually notice that it fixed it until plugging a power device into it and then it was working. Up until then the light was still red on overload alarm and was assuming it hadn’t worked.

[GiankarloFelicianoAndrades]

Thank you so mutch!!!
Very appreciated your advice! It was accurate cause it solve my problem with my westinghouse 2200 .I was thinking that it was the end of it, but thanks to you it wasn't.
Thanks!

[steveclujhawkins]

9/8/2022 i'll give this method a try. My Wen2350 has 2 hrs no load run time and the overload light is flashing. Thank you for posting. Every bit of information will benefit someone

[thisissamsaddress]

I have one of these, same fault. Same thing fixed it. Cheers legend

[Roberto.Giuseppe]

Got the same problem will have a go again, this time I will take particular notice on the connectors.

[martintopp]

HI there. Thanks very much for your video. I will try your trick ASAP as I have a generator with the same problem.

[steveclujhawkins]

9/8/2022 update: followed his advice, unplugged & replugged the ONLY connection i could reach & "overload" light quit flashing.

[mndflowmaticgaddy]

Same problem but no info about generator 1400 predator it's suck big time smh

[gregcarlsen]

I think these generators are cheap
chinese !@#$ i got the engine running on one but no electrical output. Tried your fix 3 times but no electricity. It just goes from green light to red light. Put a multi tester on it got a reading of 6 volts before it went to red light and zero volts. Any ideas what to do the the engine now that its working?