Posted by Steve Spence on September 14, 2005, 9:36 am
Ignoramus25888 wrote:
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>>Ignoramus10314 wrote:
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>>>Well, your engine is what, 40 or 50 horsepower? (IIRC) And it uses 3/4
>>>gallons per hour?
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>>>i
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>>68 hp. and yes, it uses approximately 3/4 gph at load (8-12 kW), and 1/2
>>gph at low load (2-5kw).
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> That's not bad, I would say.
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the only problem is restarts at -40
kept burning up electric starters.
switched to a compressed air starter for this winter.
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Steve Spence
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Contributing Editor, http://www.off-grid.net
http://www.rebelwolf.com/essn.html
Posted by Ignoramus25888 on September 14, 2005, 10:14 am
> Ignoramus25888 wrote:
wrote:
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>>>Ignoramus10314 wrote:
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>>>>Well, your engine is what, 40 or 50 horsepower? (IIRC) And it uses 3/4
>>>>gallons per hour?
>>>>
>>>>i
>>>>
>>>
>>>68 hp. and yes, it uses approximately 3/4 gph at load (8-12 kW), and 1/2
>>>gph at low load (2-5kw).
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>> That's not bad, I would say.
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>> i
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> the only problem is restarts at -40
> kept burning up electric starters.
> switched to a compressed air starter for this winter.
That's interesting... What would you do if, by accident, you ran out
of compressed air?
i
Posted by Steve Spence on September 14, 2005, 10:35 am
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>>the only problem is restarts at -40
>>kept burning up electric starters.
>>switched to a compressed air starter for this winter.
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> That's interesting... What would you do if, by accident, you ran out
> of compressed air?
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> i
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run the compressor off the inverter until enough air was built up. with
a 150 gallon compressed air tank, it's not likely.
--
Steve Spence
Dir., Green Trust, http://www.green-trust.org
Contributing Editor, http://www.off-grid.net
http://www.rebelwolf.com/essn.html
Posted by Anthony Matonak on September 14, 2005, 12:18 pm
Ignoramus25888 wrote:
wrote:
>>the only problem is restarts at -40
>>kept burning up electric starters.
>>switched to a compressed air starter for this winter.
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> That's interesting... What would you do if, by accident, you ran out
> of compressed air?
I imagine that, worst case, a hand (or foot) pump would suffice to
produce enough compressed air for a start.
Anthony
Posted by wmbjk on September 13, 2005, 8:21 pm
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:35:32 GMT, Ignoramus10314
>For example, my Onan DJE would consume about 5 gallons of fuel if it
>ran 24 hours. Since electricity can be used about 8 hours a day, 8
>jerry cans could provide you with 24 days worth of fuel. Reduced
>powered time will extend that estimate proportionally.
Are you sure that you're not being a bit optimistic with those
numbers? I'm thinking that fuel consumption might be more like 15
gallons per day at 7kW. At what load does it use only a third that
much? Here are a couple for comparison.
http://www.vf750fd.com/Joep_Kortekaas/1966.html
http://www.generatorsales.com/order/600SS.asp?page `0SS
Wayne
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>>Ignoramus10314 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Well, your engine is what, 40 or 50 horsepower? (IIRC) And it uses 3/4
>>>gallons per hour?
>>>
>>>i
>>>
>>
>>68 hp. and yes, it uses approximately 3/4 gph at load (8-12 kW), and 1/2
>>gph at low load (2-5kw).
>
>
> That's not bad, I would say.
>
> i
>