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Posted on Sep 28, 2008

I have a craftsman 5600 generator and two of the plugins do not work

I have two of the 120 plug ins that do not work. I have tried the two reset buttons at the top but they do not correct the prob. I do not know how to corrct the prob. The generator only has about two hours opn it. I had it connected at another house and it would push the reset button out. can antone help me out? Thanks

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Hey there - I just bought mine and I had the same problem and I JUST fixed it! Here was my problem...perhaps it is the same. The two bottom plugs didn't work...the top two worked fine. What I did was unsrew the gas tank and propped it up with a 2x4 in order to give me more room. Then I unscrewed the black electric box that is behind the outlets. There are 5 wires that connect to the generator. Black, Gray, Blue, Green and RED. I noticed the RED wire (upper right) was not seated correctly and then when I seated it ... everything worked great. Soooo....I got a very small screw driver and scrapped the inside of the "connector" which had this microscopic piece of plastic preventing the wire to fit into the connector snugly. I screwed everything back on and it is working wonderfully. Let me know if this helps or if I can clarify anything or you. Brian

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I'm looking for a REAL manual, either SHOP or SERVICE manual,
every where i look all i find is owners/operators manuals, which in my opinon are usless.
i'm a tech working on ATV's PWC's snowmobiles and the factory SERVICE manuals are worth their weight in gold.
However i cant seem to find any manuals like that for "small engines"
its EXTREAMLY Frustrating.
snowmobiledave at hotmail

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