Briggs and Stratton 311351GS Control Board

Our GE 20 KW home standby generator had a problem that we didn't know about!. The unit started and ran well every week the 20 minutes it's programmed to. The utility failed when a part on the transformer to our house failed and the generator tried to start several times but would not, showed an error on the control board and the trouble light at the transfer switch. The blue light was flashing 4 times. Engine Fault!. After the utility company fixed the problem in a timely manner as always. I started trouble shooting. All the wires were connected, tight and correctly. Simulated a utility failure by switching the transfer switch main off and the generator would crank but would not start. But the generator would start in the manual mode and would run weekly as programmed. Also noticed that battery was low on voltage. So more trouble shooting and I found the control board was faulty. The control board has the battery charger built in the system and the 8 year old battery was not getting it's charge from the system. Ordered the control board from Amazon, arrived fast, well packaged and it was the right part. I removed the fuse, disconnected the weak battery and pulled the 2 fuses to the generator in the transfer switch. No power what so ever to the generator. Opened the control panel box and READ the directions. Wire connections are tight so wiggle and pull carefully! I took several pictures of the wires, but replaced them one at a time from the old control board to the new one. I also carefully inspected the new board to the old to make sure it was correct. Replaced it, reinstalled transfer switch fuses and replaced the 8 year old battery that was already weak. Simulated a utility failure and it stared fine and transferred power as needed. Why all this, the part was priced right, arrived on a Sunday and was new in a sealed box. I have learned that I should do a simulated power failure every now and then to to make sure all is OK. Just because your unit starts and runs well doesn't mean it will start and run when you need it at 3 AM with a foot of snow and ice outside, or a severe thunderstorm. CHECK your generator!! IE, oil, keep the area clean around it and do a simulated power failure now and then. See that the air vents are not block by debris. We've had this generator almost 8 years this is the first problem I've had with it, regular maintenance is cheap. Amazon sales all the maintenance parts Thank you Amazon for fast delivery, the right price, right parts.

ENSURE power is disconnected from utility provider before removing this!! It was nearly a direct replacement for the original but lacks a "service" plug input.My generator wouldn't exercise weekly so I replaced a bad fuse on the transfer switch and this on the generator.Unit now performing properly.

Easy replacement for the original control panel on my 12kw 2010 B&S generator at our vacation home. The mounting holes didn't line up slightly so 4 stars. The GE branded panel arrived in a B&S box! The only difference was no service port that was on the original. One of the nice differences from the original was that when you set the "set exercise" button on the panel it started immediately and ran for 20 minutes and shut down. On the original when you pushed the "set exercise" button you had to wait 7 days to see if the generator started! Great and surprising improvement over the original part!

My 10 year old GE home generator wouldn’t start when power went off and wouldn’t shut off when power returned. It also didn’t do it’s weekly exercise for 20 minutes BUY all fixed and everything works like new . Do it yourself ( take pictures before removing old control board ) shut power , remove 4 screws and remove 1 plug at a time and install on new panel . All Better now 👍👍👍👍

This board worked perfect om my 10 year old GE whole hose generator. Price was best I could find and it was great to get it in 2 days. Repair tech told me it would be 2 weeks. Installed myself and saved 300.00 electrician fee.

Exactly like original