I don't consider a generator "life safety" equipment. I've never been in a
situation where I though "Oh geez, we don't have a generator, we're going to
die." but I recognize that I'm somewhat different in my life expectations.
Also recognize that in the prepper community a generator is often considered a
signal flag of "hey come rob me" since your house will be loud and lit. A
Coleman stove is much easier to hide. ;)
I could of course make an exception for those folks who have life threatening
illnesses which require cold medicines or an oxygen concentrator or whatever
which would require considerable electricity but if the requirement is to run
the dryer...
-Curt
From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Generators
> On Nov 24, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> The PTO driven generator for which Kaleb posted a link is the equivalent
> of a 2-bearing alternator.
Correct. A PTO driven generator would be a two bearing generator.
>> I never said it cannot be done - I just pointed out the difficulty in
>> doing it DIY.
>
> The pictures you approved for me this afternoon certainly show it can be
> done -- that generator set has 1420 hours on it. But I will admit, it was
> a lot of work.
Absolutely. The determining factor for me would be if its intended use was for
emergency or home standby. I can assure you that SWMBO would not even consider
having to go out, start something up, flip breakers, etc., especially if the
weather was inclement.
If I had a hunting camp that I needed power for, sure, but not something I
would want my family to depend on in a life safety situation.
I would also posit that the time and effort in designing, fabricating and
maintaining something that's cobbled together has value as far as time and
inconvenience.... and then there's the reliability issue as well...
Dan
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