"Sam's Workshop"

                                                      SPARK PLUG I've been asked alot of questions about generators in the my few years of being in the field, but one common question is the question of "hard starting"...well , hard starting in a generator both big and small can occur due to different reasons. I'm saying that not one particular component can cause it!! one common factor of hard starting is the PLUG. When the plug is bad or filled with lots of carbon, it can cause hardstarting.   HOW TO CLEAN OR REPLACE get your plug spanner, you can get one in any mechanical store.. Fit it in the plug then rotate or loosen in an anti clockwise way, when it's out clean with a needle or something tiny that can go into the plugs space. insert back into the cylinder and tighten in a clock wise way...this can also be applied when changing and replacing with a new plug..

on my previous post, i talked about how a petrol generator works and i also did some explanations on the main components.Now lets move on to how a small petrol generator works....                     SMALL GENERATOR All generators works with a process called internal combustion, it consists of different parts: Piston   A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms. It is the moving component that is contained by a cylinder and is made gas-tight by piston rings. Rings    A piston ring is a split ring that fits into a groove on the outer diameter of a piston in a reciprocating engine such as an internal combustion engine or steam engine. Spark plug     It is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark -ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air mixture by an electric spark Cylinder A cylinder is t

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