Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:07:25 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Anyone install a Generator?
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You can take a regular old 12 volt car or truck generator and crank out
120v all day long.
Farm supply stores sell kits and also I think you can get the kits from
Harbor Supply or Omaha Supply.
These are common tools around ranches and farms if you're old enough to
remember them.
Getting regulated power is achieved through a solid state regulator that
you tune for 50 or 60 Mhz power.
Stan Wilder
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 20:03:09 -0600 westydriver
<westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> writes:
> did a lot of info digging on gen sets a while back and got a pair
> of
> the little ones you see on ebay. nice little 1kw max 750 watt
> normal
> generators. most small generators are two stroke. this means
> they are not candidates for lp or straight gas feeds. the larger
> 4
> strokers are just that. large and heavy. this makes them not
> very
> portable. add to these the weight of an lp system and that is way
> to
> heavy. to take a straight feed from your vehicle gas tank is
> something i wont recommend. way to many hazards.
>
> if you plan to mount internally like on some rv, the gen set must
> be
> isolated from the pax areas by a fire shield and fuel systems must
> have cutoffs. exhaust must vent according to codes as well.
> remote
> start gen sets like some of the onan sets for rv are heavy, and
> expensive and installations in a westy would be impossible if you
> wanted to have any room left for you.
> honda makes some small and extremely quiet and extremely expensive
> gen
> sets. not good for conversions either.
> some notes on gen set safety. they vibrate like crazy, so check
> fuel
> hoses, fittings, carb fittings, after during and before each use.
> have
> an extinguisher handy whenever using a gen set.
> i just carry an empty 1 gal gas can, a couple of measured bottle of
> 2
> stroke oil, each good for 1 gallon of mix, and a siphon hose.
> jimt
> On Tuesday, Oct 1, 2002, at 19:35 America/Denver, 80 Westy Pokey
> wrote:
>
> > I was thinking about a gas or LP geberator and I was
> > wondering if anyone on the list has ever installed one?
> > Where did you put it? What kind did you get?
> > I would like to have a remote starter, wire it up to the
> > vehicle's 110 electrical system, and have it feed from the
> > vehicle's fuel or LP tank.
> > Anyone been down this road?
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
>
>
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