After running a bit less than 700 hours. Replacement rods were really cheap thank goodness. Still, it was an expensive generator and it has me...
Where I live the power grid is iffy at best, especially in the heat of summer. I am installing a whole house generator system and am trying to...
Thought I would share what I have for emergency power. We have a small family, live in a city, normal sized house. This is not meant to last for...
Anyone have any experience and knowledge with the marine Onan MDJC (4 cylinder, 12k watt) with YD brushless generator? Anything you know of...
Morning guy and gal's. I'm in the market for a dc alternator for charging my battery banks. I currently am using a 13th propane air cooled gen....
We are just finishing up a no-permit, off grid, water access only cabin. [IMG] It is wired for power, and so far we have a Honda eu2000...
Ok will tell me enough about propane generators to make me want to trade one out for a diesel set up.I was talking to someone at one who says they...
I've seen some wildly varying numbers here and there, but would like to find info on how long various grades of generator will last (actual usable...
CTD had these years ago. Still in the Crate but looking in the box it is the 25V version. value? Calories V . benefit?2A Chinese Generator
a cheap generator from Harbor Freight called Storm Cat. I stopped in and checked. it is 800wt CONT. 900wt surge. 1.1 gal mixed fuel tank. 5 hours...
I've been looking at putting a conversion kit on a commercial Generac so it can run on gasoline or natural gas. Im keeping an eye out for a used...
Hi folks, I have two breaker panels, both with 20A Reliance Controls manual transfer switches on them. These accept L14-20 NEMA plugs from...
If it works, now you can have your home power unit and bug out with it too! Completely portable hybrid power generator also purifies water...
Build Your Own Biogas Generator (436.9 KB)
Or trolling motor battery. Also need 12 or 24 volt DC light bulbs and hookup wire. The grounding buss connectors sold at electrical supply...
It is Spring 2012, and I want to finish a Project that I started three years ago. The idea was to Design, and Build, a Diesel Fueled, Liquid...
Solar powered generators, I could not find any discussion of this here. If it has been discussed than my apologies. Build your own or buy a...
I know this will be different for everyone, depending on how often, and long you run your generator,distance from a supply, as well as how much it...
I want to mount a NorthStar 13kW tri-fuel generator with a 250 gallon propane tank on a small trailer I can take off-road to provide power for a...
Im reasuchring generators, I thought a gas powered generator welder would but then Im think a 10kw pto generator would run the whole house....
I have a Honda EU6500si generator, what would be the best way to protect it from an EMP. Thanks
well generator theory and an electric motor are very similar the basic concept is that a magnet is rotated in a coil of wire or visa versa. the...
I've noticed that a lot of people on this site and several sites seem to be just shopping for price when looking to buy a generator. Lets look at...
Ok, haveing received high speed via local phone company tues after waiting about 4 years, I ran into an immediate problem. When the phone man was...
I am thinking about putting together a rig using something like a alternator and batteries to store the energy and maybe a bike rig to power the...
Looking at buying a propane fired back-up generator for times when the power goes out. I've been reading about a variety of these, but I can't...
Thought this might interest some folks here http://www.propane-generators.com/ Here's a tidbit from the front page.... interesting........
Hey all I've been kicking around an idea on a generator. I'm not sure if it's been done before, can be done or what. My basic idea is that if...
We have become so dependent on electrical power that many of us have or will be soon purchasing generators for standby power during emergencies....
Here are some diagrams on how to build a cheap generator at home that will charge a 12 volt batterie bank (car batteries) and then with a small...
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