That's strange. One would expect that any failure in the pushbutton would completely disable it for starting and stopping. Maybe the circuit at the generator side tolerates a higher resistance on the pads for stopping, but not for starting, or something like that.
You can probably try to activate the switch contacts with something else, like a piece of wire. To see if the generator starts, but probably the engineer should be the one doing that.

I am very surprised too. The engineer don't have time for these back and forth testing. Since he found the fault with the Button, he either wants to replace it. I am doing all these because I got little idea of electronic stuffs.

 

Just a couple of thoughts...
It may not be the buttons as it looks to be just all 4 in parallel, and they work for off.
Also, have you tried holding the button down for a time to start it?

 

Thanks to everyone. I have given up on this button and found a way to install a small push button somewhere on the gen to connect the start wires. So I'll use a different button for start and use the main switch to stop the engine.

Thanks to all for your contributions.

 

Hello people, I would need a little more assistance.

So my gen now uses an improvised button to start and the Main button to stop but the 2 START wires that connects to turn the engine on are the same switch wires on the Conductive Rubber switch that STOPS the gen. When installing the START button, i noticed after turning on the engine and while it's working, If I try to push the START button again, the Kickstarter makes a kinda sharp noise but the the engine would stop if I press the Main button to shut it off.

Now I'm hoping to get a 2ch remote to see if I can remotely turn on and off the gen. I have looked out so many on AliExpress, as that's the easiest place I can buy things and get them.

I want to know if this would work and what I should check out for in the description of the remote I am looking to get. I would also appreciate inks to the rigth item to purchase that would work.

Thanks.

 

I think there is a fault in the stop/start electronics of the generator as there should be an interlock to prevent the starter motor from working when the engine is running. I suspect the same fault probably prevented the original start switch from working. (There is probably nothing wrong with the original switch.) Can you post a schematic of the generator control wiring including the schematics of any circuit boards that are part of it.

Les.

 

I think there is a fault in the stop/start electronics of the generator as there should be an interlock to prevent the starter motor from working when the engine is running. I suspect the same fault probably prevented the original start switch from working. (There is probably nothing wrong with the original switch.) Can you post a schematic of the generator control wiring including the schematics of any circuit boards that are part of it.

Les.

Getting the wiring diagram would be difficult I think, I'm trying to check if I can find it online. It's a Thermocool TEC Generator Optima Series.

On another brand new generator, it uses the key start ignition type, I tried turning the key when the generator is running, it gave the same sharp sound like the one I stated above.