Last time I looked in to them they are not suitable for super cold sites. They make copious amounts of water which tends to freeze them up.
From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:08 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] generator suggestions I seem to remember there was discussion here about fuel cells at one point. Doing a Google search and clicking on a result at random, I see this: http://www.redhawkenergy.net/adaptivesofc.html From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Daniel White Sent: Monday, September 9, 2019 6:59 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] generator suggestions The Long Lines sites I've visited in Colorado at that altitude had diesel generators but they were also not off-grid. I know the comm site at Almagre Mountain was a huge remediation issue with the diesel tanks there. Check out the Cummins Onan 5.5HGJAE-2144. Since it is designed for RV type applications it has a dedicated exhaust port. Daniel White Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations phone: +1 (702) 470-2766 direct: +1 (702) 470-2770 Sean Heskett wrote on 9/9/19 16:13: Hello fellow borg members, We will be building an off grid (solar) tower site at 10,000 feet MSL that receives over 500 inches of snow and has a typical settled snow depth of 10 feet. (I know, we are crazy, but people need internet lol ;) Because of the deep snow it will be necessary to put the generator inside the telecom shelter that we are building, otherwise it would get buried. It also needs to be propane because at that altitude and temp diesel fuel will gel up and refuse to start. At other sites we have typically used a Generac Ecogen 15kW propane generator. Everyone I talk to says "you can't put a generator indoors" but in this case I have to, and this isn't living space this is a telecom shelter on the top of a mountain. The Ecogen seems un-good for this application because it doesn't seem to have one small exhaust port, it's the whole side of the unit. So i'm looking for a propane generator that is: 1. 5kW or bigger 2. has 2 wire start (it needs to be smart enough to handle the choke and throttle etc. to start when i close a relay) 3. can be installed inside the shelter 4. is super reliable because i don't want to visit this site in the winter any ideas?? Thanks, sean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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