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Onan generator code 51: Processor

Onan documentation lists 51 as “Processor”.

What code 51 means by model

What you can safely check

  • Turn the generator off.
  • Record the code for Cummins service.

Stop and call a technician for

  • Internal generator electrical, fuel, engine, sensor, controller, and output-voltage diagnosis belongs to Cummins service or a qualified generator technician.

Generators can produce carbon monoxide, moving-part hazards, fuel hazards, and lethal voltage. Shut the generator down and do not open energized compartments unless qualified.

Write this down before you call

  • generator model/spec letter
  • hour meter
  • fault blink count
  • loads running when the shutdown occurred

Other codes on Cummins Onan QG gasoline generators (HGJAA, HGJAB, HGJBB)

Full table: Cummins Onan QG gasoline generators (HGJAA, HGJAB, HGJBB)

  • 2 Low Oil Pressure
  • 3 Service Check
  • 4 Over Crank
  • 12 Over Voltage
  • 13 Under Voltage
  • 14 Over Frequency
  • 15 Under Frequency
  • 19 Governor Actuator
  • 22 Governor Actuator Overload
  • 23 Low Oil Pressure Cutoff Switch
  • 27 Voltage Sense
  • 29 High Battery Voltage
  • 31 Over Speed
  • 32 Low Cranking Speed
  • 35 Control Card Failure
  • 36 Engine Stopped
  • 37 Invalid Generator Set Configuration
  • 38 Over Current (Field Overload)
  • 41 Generator Rotor
  • 42 Processor
  • 43 Processor
  • 45 Speed Sense
  • 47 Ignition
  • 48 Generator Field Sense
  • 52 Fuel Injector
  • 54 MAT Sender
  • 56 MAP Sender
  • 57 Over Prime
  • 58 Exhaust Gas Temperature Shutdown
  • 81 Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor Open
  • 82 Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor Shorted

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