On 4/8/2013 9:51 AM, Jim Wiley wrote: > Running the engine once a week seems excessive if all you > want to do is test it tomake sure it starts. Once a month is all I used > when I had a 15-KW diesel set, and it never failed to start in 20+ > years.
Once a week is standard in our Public Safety and medical support comm centers, after the terrible experience that a (national) telephone utility had after an earthquake when they tried to start a gas turbine and it literally blew itself apart - it had never been tested or inspected in several years in an effort to reduce costs. The test isn't whether it will start so much as whether it will pick up and maintain the rated load. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 Member, Washington County, OR Emergency Communications Team for ARES/RACES and HEARTNET Station Co-manager - W7PSV / K7PSV Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Disaster Communication Team ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
