> And yes, now that we have the generator, it will probably be the calmest > fall, winter, and summer in 100 years.
And isn't that what you want? No electrical outages, regardless of 'cause'? When Big Bertha's two batteries died, I replaced them. Even though I've only had to use that genny _twice_ since I got it usable in 2006. It's ready to run, and that seems to prevent me needing to run it. I didn't want to have to raid two vehicles for starting batteries if we should need it again, though as often as we need it that wouldn't be that big a deal. The hour meter (installed by me after the rebuild) shows 8.6 hours. I put two Battery Minders on them, and disconnected the intertie so they're electrically isolated from each other. That's a quick changeover to running configuration if/when. (Unclip the tenders and insert the screw knob in the disconnect.) (For those who don't know, Big Bertha is a 45kW 3-phase Hercules/Kohler from the 1960's, delivering about 26kW when wired zig-zag. I paid $400 for it as government surplus, and put another $450 into a rebuild. With tanks, hoses and miscellany I think I'm into it for about $1000 all told.) For reference, TWO used batteries were $26 in 2006, and oil was $0.50/quart on sale at that time. My, how times have changed! -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
