Went out last week to monthly test on generator. Turn on fuel, set choke, and press start button. NOTHING! At first I thought it might be starter motor, as it didn't do anything. When brushes reach the end of their life, this is what happens. Took jump box and connected directly to starter motor. Starter ran fine, so my thought was that the battery was shot. Connected jump box to battery terminals, and again nothing. Sometimes a totally dead battery will absorb all the charge out of a jump box or another battery. Disconnected leads from battery, and connect jump box to them. Still nothing. Reconnect battery leads. Connect positive lead of jump box to solenoid, and negative to frame of generator. Press start button, and she fires right up. This narrows problem down to a bad connection in either positive, or negative lead from battery. Next I connected positive lead of jump box to positive battery terminal, and negative lead to frame of generator, press start button. She fires up, so I have narrowed down problem to be in connections on negative lead. Checking negative lead where it connects to generator is a real bear, as it's on the back side, away from doors on generator shed. Finally remove negative lead from frame of generator ,and connect it directly to generator head. Problem solved. Did I mention that battery was made in 05/08, meaning it's over 14 years old. That's why I thought the battery could be the problem, but it wasn't the battery.