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  • In Africa, what are the most common breakdowns on industrial generating sets?

    In Africa, what are the most common breakdowns on industrial generating sets?

    It's often too late when a problem occurs with a generator. The user often doesn't have the time to look after it, or forgets about it because it's noisy, dirty and expensive to maintain properly. But that's precisely the best way to save money, by taking good care of it with parts...

  • How can telecoms reduce their fuel consumption on their sites?

    How can telecoms reduce their fuel consumption on their sites?

    Telecom companies operating in off-grid or unstable-grid areas (like many in the DRC) can significantly reduce fuel consumption on their generator-powered sites by combining technical, behavioural, and infrastructure-based strategies.

  • How to look after your FG Wilson* generator set

    How to look after your FG Wilson* generator set

    Below are some general best practice and «rules of thumb» for the maintenance of a FG Wilson (or similar) diesel generator set. Please always refer to the official FG Wilson user manual or approved service literature for specific intervals and procedures for your model.

  • Durability and the PRO rental range from FG Wilson

    Durability and the PRO rental range from FG Wilson

    Our PRO rental range of generator sets is available from 20 to 500 kVA. These generators are designed to meet the rigorous demands of temporary power requirements around the world - they are reliable, fuel-efficient and easy to operate. Extremely robust, the sound attenuated galvanised enclosures...

  • Why a face-to-face visit from your supplier is important when buying a generating set

    Why a face-to-face visit from your supplier is important when buying a generating set

    Our world is becoming more interconnected by the day. With the advent of the Internet, it's easy to get all the information we need for our business, anywhere, anytime. As industrial equipment manufacturers embrace the digital age and use the Internet to publish their products, commercial and marketing communication is...

  • 8 Important considerations for the installation of a generating set

    8 Important considerations for the installation of a generating set

    Even before you buy a generator, choosing its location is one of the most important decisions you'll have to make. Here are a few things to consider: Unicompex offers a complete and professional installation service to all our customers, as well as generator training and lifetime product support. To find out more, contact us at...

  • 7 generator maintenance tasks that anyone can do

    7 generator maintenance tasks that anyone can do

    Once you've installed a generator, you don't want to find out that it won't work just when you need power. Unicompex's maintenance services will go a long way to ensuring your generator is ready when you need it. But there are also a number of tasks you can carry out to improve performance...

  • How much does a generator cost in Kinshasa?

    How much does a generator cost in Kinshasa?

    Are you looking to buy a generator for your home, your offices, your factory or your buildings? Maybe you're going to build a building with offices and residences? Or maybe you want a very small generator for your lights. (Read our guide to buying a generator set) For all these uses,...

  • Generator maintenance: objectives, types, schedule configuration

    Generator maintenance: objectives, types, schedule configuration

    Source: Limble CMSS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) Every piece of equipment you use will suffer wear and tear, eventually leading to equipment failure. Not only does equipment maintenance delay this point of failure, it also prepares you for it. Let's look at why good equipment maintenance is so important. We will present...

  • How do I maintain my FG Wilson generator set?

    How do I maintain my FG Wilson generator set?

    You've just bought an FG Wilson generator set and installed it in accordance with the manufacturer's standards, i.e. on a concrete base, with a space of at least 2 m around it, with properly sized cables and an automatic inverter. To protect your investment, you ask yourself how it should be maintained and used....

  • Generators and climate change

    Generators and climate change

    With COP26 currently taking place in Scotland, many people are becoming increasingly concerned about the need to stop burning petroleum products. This concerns the use of diesel-powered generators.

  • Emergency energy in the DRC - Advice and recommendations

    Emergency energy in the DRC - Advice and recommendations

    Emergency power in the DRC - advice and recommendations. For your emergency power project in the DRC, there are several aspects to consider. It's not enough to simply have a generator in the event of a power cut.

  • Vrai ou faux moteur FG Wilson? Pièces de rechange d’origine ou pas?

    Vrai ou faux moteur FG Wilson? Pièces de rechange d’origine ou pas?

    Many generators sold on the local market are labelled "FG Wilson®" or with "Perkins®" engines. However, pay attention to the engine and products that are hidden under the cover of your generator.

  • Wireless Relay Solutions Remote Start Genset

    Wireless Relay Solutions Remote Start Genset

    For one of our clients, to automatically start a generator when the power is cut, we needed to connect the genset to the transfer switch using a signaling cable. However, the client didn't want us to break into their car park to lay the cable, damage their walls or have any cabling seen between the...

  • Generator Replacement Parts Schedule and Calendar

    Generator Replacement Parts Schedule and Calendar

    Don't know when to replace your air filter? Has your technician told you to replace it after 250 hours? Take a look at this practical guide to find out when to replace the consumables on your generator set.

  • FG Wilson Webinar Recording: Choosing The Right Genset & Rating

    FG Wilson Webinar Recording: Choosing The Right Genset & Rating

    Our webinar, hosted by Robert Breadon, providing information that will help you choose the right genset size and rating based on your power needs. Robert will highlight on the different types of application power requirements and discuss the key areas that need to be considered when sizing a genset for your customer; genset starting capabilities,...

  • Tip: Don't buy in a hurry

    Tip: Don't buy in a hurry

    Are you in a hurry to buy a generator? Don't have time to waste? Then be careful! In rushing you risk making a mistake. Wait for a load analysis of your application and the cost of installation. If you make a mistake, it will probably cost you more, especially if the set is too small...

  • FG Wilson Webinar: Choosing The Right Genset Size & Rating

    FG Wilson Webinar: Choosing The Right Genset Size & Rating

    In case you missed our first webinar, Choosing The Right Genset Size & Rating, FG Wilson would like to give you another opportunity to attend. Sign up now and join our webinar, hosted by Robert Breadon, which will take place on Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 10:30am (UK Time). Robert will highlight on the different kinds of...

  • Top 10 generator operating errors

    Top 10 generator operating errors

    Generators are powerful industrial machines that will keep your site running when you need it most. However, you need to ensure that your generators are in good working order if you want them to operate at full capacity. Downtime can be easily avoided if owners, building engineers,...

  • Outdoor installation of soundproofed FG Wilson generator set

    Outdoor installation of soundproofed FG Wilson generator set

    If it is necessary to locate the generating set outside the building, it must be protected by a weatherproof cover or a container-type enclosure, which is available for all models of generating set. Installation and handling are greatly simplified when the generating set has been fitted with an enclosure. It is...

  • Generator buying guide

    Generator buying guide

    Many buyers are at a loss when it comes to buying a generating set. There are many parameters to take into account and an expert is often called in to help choose the right generator. With a competent supplier, buying can also be a pleasant and educational experience instead of a stressful and confusing one.

  • The importance of balancing the load on the phases of a generating set

    After installing your generator set, you should always ask your installer to check the load on each phase of the set. The total load should be distributed more or less evenly over each phase. This is easy to see if you have current transformers (or CTs) on the cables...

  • FG Wilson - Company profile

    For FG Wilson, it's all about relationships - strong relationships with you, our customers, our dealer network and our suppliers. Electrifying the world There are many ways to store or generate energy, but to ensure a back-up power supply, in terms of cost, flexibility and...

  • Basic Diesel Generator Checkup Before Startup

    (When you buy a diesel generator, you need to maintain it properly and check a few things regularly to protect your investment. Here are a few things you should do every week or before you turn it on : On the control panel, look at the number of running hours of...

  • What is an FG Wilson generator set?

    A generator set is a heat engine coupled to a power alternator. FG Wilson is one of the largest manufacturers of generator sets in the world. It has factories in Brazil, the UK and China. All their factories are managed with the same rigorous quality methodology. Their engines...

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