Two kinds of governors on these:
Mechanical, or “droop” governor. Runs on flyweights. No load frequency should
be set at or around 62-63 Hz so when under full load the generator set is at or
near 60 Hz.
Isochronous or electronic governor. Uses a speed pickup on the flywheel, much
like our
I hear you.
Power outages at our NC house were common in the past, but rare recently. I
think we had less than 10 hours of actual power outage over 15 years since we
installed a generator. I'm still glad we have it, especially if (when?) one of
us needs powered home medical equipment in
There is nothing automatic about our emergency power system, fully manual.
In fact during "normal" times I'd need to either pull a battery from one of the
cars or drive the 7 miles down to the ASV and steal one of its batteries. It
was only that I had it here on maintenance charge...
For the
On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 12:18:15 -0400
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
> Good question. A lot depends on the prime mover being used and type of
> fuel. With propane you get very little oil dilution, which is good, but
> you’ll still have breakdown over a relatively short time due to the
> internal
Good question. A lot depends on the prime mover being used and type of fuel.
With propane you get very little oil dilution, which is good, but you’ll still
have breakdown over a relatively short time due to the internal forces, I would
think.
The business uses a “once a year or 100 hours”
What is the oil life like on a 3600rpm genset under constant usage?
I'd think around 100-200 hours instead of 25-50 hours, but even that
would be once or twice a week in constant duty. I do my mom's LP Generac
once a year or after every 24+ hour outage.
This year, I serviced it a month after
Believe me, I am.
I’ve been following a story on a generator forum I belong to as a SME (subject
matter expert) about a guy in Lake Charles who has been keeping his generator
running while they’ve been without power. He was finally able to take it
offline a week or two ago to perform much
Just be glad you're not in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 11:30 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> That’s like the irony of installing a whole house generator system and
> have no outages since it’s been deployed. Not that I want a hurricane,
> but...
>
> -D
>
> > On Oct 9,
That’s like the irony of installing a whole house generator system and have no
outages since it’s been deployed. Not that I want a hurricane, but...
-D
> On Oct 9, 2020, at 11:10 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> There is no more smug feeling than when you're enjoying the comforts
>
There is no more smug feeling than when you're enjoying the comforts
of civilization while your less-prepared brethren are not. ESPECIALLY
if they ridiculed you while you were working on setting it up.
The only trouble is when you make it TOO automatic, and you don't get
the credit you deserve
Winchendon, Massachusetts?
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