PTO Generator Question

[zzvyb6]

The Kill-A-Watt units are on eBay for under $21 (free shipping). That's affordable.

How straight is your driveline? If it has some angulation in it, there will be some cyclic variation in the rpms.

I have the exact same PTO alternator and mine works just fine. Measured Hz. is set to 60, volts is about 125. I prefer to target Hz. instead of voltage. My pto tach reading is high at the specified Hz.

 

[JB4310]

It seems difficult to find a meter for reading electric line frequency that is affordable.

Tell me about it.

A guy from the power company left a beautiful fluke brand meter, with the fluke clamp and the leads at my house when they were looking for a problem I was having. This one had a back lit display and several other high end features that are only found on professional models.

I was gonna keep it, but my conscious got the best of me and I gave it back when they came back the next day. they didn't even ask about it and acted like they could care less that they left it in the first place.

I've second guessed my decision to return it, even though most would say it was the right thing to do.

JB

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I've second guessed my decision to return it, even though most would say it was the right thing to do.

It was the right thing to do...:thumbsup: