Chris, Gennies are readily available for power take offs (PTOs). It might (or then again it might not) be considerably simpler in some instances to go this route, rather than trying to match an OEM gennie to a specific engine.
Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 11:42 PM Subject: [biofuel] Converting a diesel van to an electric generator > Has anyone ever heard of converting a diesel motor vehicle (such as a > van) into an electric generator? In Japan people will often give away a > still very usable vehicle for free because they no longer want it, and > it costs them money to junk the thing. I'm wondering about the > possibility of converting such a van into an electric generator -- > non-mobile, it would just sit there and crank out electricity, with the > body of the vehicle protecting it from the elements and helping to lower > the sound level. I would of course have to procure an appropriate > generator head end and find some way of linking the engine to it. Rather > than reinventing the wheel, if I could find an example of someone who > has already done this it would be a big help. Any ideas, thoughts, etc.? > > Christopher Witmer > Tokyo > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now > http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------~-> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home with Ease! http://us.click.yahoo.com/SrPZMC/kTmEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
