Operation, maintenance & spare parts

What keeps a set on load after it lands: the service schedule keyed to running hours, controller and AVR settings, long-term storage, how to read an alarm log, and the spare parts list built from your serial number.

1. 01Generator Maintenance Schedule: The First 12 Months by Running HourA running-hour maintenance schedule keeps a diesel set reliable: daily checks, then 50, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000-hour services. Here is the framework, with the intervals confirmed against your engine manual.
2. 02Generator Controller and AVR Settings: What to Set Before CommissioningBefore a set is commissioned, the controller and AVR must be set to the site: voltage, frequency, power factor, start and transfer delays, and protection thresholds. Get these wrong and the set damages its own load.
3. 03Common Generator Faults and How to Read the Alarm LogMost generator faults announce themselves first in the alarm log: overspeed, low oil pressure, overcrank, high coolant temperature, voltage faults. Learn what each means and the first thing to check.
4. 04Spare Parts Planning: Building a Consumables List from the Serial NumberA critical spares list tied to the set's serial number turns a minor fault into a quick fix instead of a long outage. Build it from the manual, stock the consumables, and keep the list with the set.
5. 05Storing a Generator Set for Months of Idle TimeA set parked for months degrades from inactivity faster than one that runs. Fog the cylinders, stabilise the fuel, keep the battery and review the storage plan before it stands down.
6. 06The load-bank test report: five lines buyers should actually readEvery set we ship comes with a load-bank report. Here is how to read the five rows that tell you whether the machine you bought is the machine you were promised.