I have mine in a shed - boat shops have sound-deadening material. Zeke is the guy to ask about plans and how it should fit together...
Thomas Kelly wrote: >Mike, > I have a concern about noise from a generator. I live in a rural area >.... closest neighbor is about .3 mi away. I live here because I like peace >and quiet. I sometimes sit in the garden and listen to the caterpillars >eating leaves on my trees. > The friend who's offering the VW engine has a 12 or 15KW Changfa ... >it's loud!!! > My thinking is to build a small "generator house" into a slope on my >property .... line the inside with foam or something to deaden the sound >..... muffler on the exhaust. The idea is to keep the heat on and the well >pump going when there's an interuption in power. I'd like the energy for >processing BD to come from a generator run on BD. > I think solar will be part of my energy future (not including the plant >"middle man" I already rely on). With improvements in batteries and >inverters, it would seem possible to add PV arrays to supplement the diesel >generator, and eventually take over. > I know little about generators, PV arrays, batteries or inverters, but >at this time last year I hadn't made anything bigger than 1L batches of BD, >had never driven a diesel car, and knew nothing about nozzles, electrodes, >or even what the "little door" on my furnace were for. A lot can happen in a >year. > Tom >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:25 PM >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator > > > > >>I have a 4.7 HP Changfa I've been happy with - it runs a 100 amp GM >>alternator - I get about 1200 watts out of it. I think it would easily >>run a 200 amp, >>or just buy a genset from Grainger if you want AC current. I expect it >>would handle 3000 - 4000 watts. It doesn't use much fuel but it is >>noisy - needs to be in a shed unless you are rural. >> >>-Mike >> >>ason& Katie wrote: >> >> >> >>>maybe rig up 2 or 3 generators to it? use a heavy motorcycle chain >>>maybe? >>>Jason >>>ICQ#: 154998177 >>>MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (most >>>likely to get me) >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> *From:* Thomas Kelly <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> *To:* biofuel <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:34 PM >>> *Subject:* [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I'm interested in getting a diesel generator. A friend has >>> offered me a VW Rabbit diesel engine (48HP) and says it would be >>> great to power a generator. It seems a bit overkill. I was looking >>> at 4 - 6 HP. >>> Guidance here would be appreciated. >>> Tom >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Biofuel mailing list >>> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>> >>>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >>> >>> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>> >>> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>> messages): >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: >>> 6/26/2006 >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: 6/26/2006 >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Biofuel mailing list >>>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >>> >>>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >>> >>>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>>messages): >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
