Hi all, I used to have a 640 W generator. Whenever I would run the computer of the generator, I was told to switch on a few lights to get a stable power supply.
Pranav -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard King Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Generators + computers, special units or specs? Hi, IMHO, the most important thing would be a stable voltage & frequency. I would think the output from something rotating would be a lot closer to a sine wave that the output of a 12VDC-to-110/230VAC device, which sometimes has only 5 steps peak-to-peak. An acquaintance was using one to run a VCR+TV from his jeep battery in darkest Africa! I wouldn't call a PC "sensitive electronics"! A lot of switching power supplies these days are spec'd from 110VAC thru 240VAC, 50/60Hz. Surely, some of this technology has rubbed off on the PC market! Regards, Richard.be ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Glazier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: Generators + computers, special units or specs? > What do you think of mixing generators and Computers? > I stated what I "had heard" in another message. > > My generators are pretty old. > One is 5500W,110v-([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or 220V from around 1985, > (and that is the _really_ new one...) > I can keep most old stuff running "almost forever"... > > Are there certain "specs" to look for when using a generator on sensitive > electronics? I was afraid to even turn on the TV with what I have now... > (But, I "did" get to finally use that battery radio I bought for Y2K...) > > Rick Glazier -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
