Your last generator Maintenance Run
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Both mine are automatic exercise. I was concerned about the genny head loosing residual magnetism but neither have yet and I've had them both over 16 years now.
Sawyer Rob
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Look at the new "Scout Motors". Scout was a product name that was part of International Harvester. Obviously, when IH was bought out in the early 80's, the Scout name was part of the purchase. It got stuck in a back shelve for decades. The name got sold off recently. Now, there is a Scout Motors trying to convince the younger generation that what they are producing is the same quality and robustness of what the IH Scout was back in the 50's through the 70's. Today's plastic Scout is not the machine your Grandpa's was.
Back in the day, I saw new scouts sitting at the dealer, already with rust on them!
At least the new plastic ones won't have the bodies rotted off them a few years after you buy it! lol
SR
Back in the day, I saw new scouts sitting at the dealer, already with rust on them!
At least the new plastic ones won't have the bodies rotted off them a few years after you buy it! lol
SR
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An electric Scout don't blow my dress up at all.
Sprinkler Fitter
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I still like my Honda’s, 5607 on my EU6500is when the inverter went out on it last December, bought it February of 2012.
Replaced it with a EU7000is.
Replaced it with a EU7000is.
Not much of a stretch to view this ^ as Bait/Switch.
(Not slamming JD.... plenty of this game in various markets.....)
Rgds, D.
Shiny Gen ! Looks great.
Rgds, D.
Rgds, D.
First Sunday of every month and it seems every other month Ameren ensures an additional test run
Rodger
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5607 hours is getting up there on a small gen. Inverter performance is impressive, but the extra 'Tronics add failure points.
Got an HF (amateur radio, or Short-wave receiver) radio handy ? I wouldn't be totally surprised if your big EU is also electrically quiet as well.
Rgds, D.
You've stayed in-place as a resource. Says much about you, but also your bosses, to an extent.
Too often, bean-counters that pull the plug on Staff, never figure into the calculations "lost-knowledge causing huge financial impacts" - as it would interfere with their pay-plans....
Rgds, D.
Thanks Dave!
I installed it 4 years ago after getting along with a 7.5 KW gas portable for many years. But I got tired of starting the generator, wheeling it from the barn to the house, and then plugging it in and throwing a transfer switch. It seemed most power failures were at night during snow and it is uphill from the barn to the house so I truly was pushing the generator uphill through the snow.
This one is a 40 KW with a 200 amp auto transfer switch. I went with the Asco commercial transfer switch over a "homeowner" grade because it allows more customization including allowing engine warm up delay between power loss and changeover to the generator. It also does an in-phase transfer back to commercial power 5 minutes after it returns and is stable.
40 KW is a bit of overkill but it was only a little more costly than the 30 KW model I considered and the 40 KW has a more efficient 3.3L Mitsu direct injected turbo diesel and uses a mechanical pump with governor but the engine controller has fine speed control over the governor to keep it very close to 60 hz spec. The only downside is loading it sufficiently, not a problem in the summertime with two central air units and a pair of electric water heaters plug the well pump but in winter I use a lot of space heaters for a load when exercising it. Far different than the former portable I used where I needed to shut pretty much everything else down when it was time to start the well pump to refill the pressure tanks.
This produces very clean power which is one of the first things I noticed after install. I am a ham radio operator and I installed commercial grade surge protectors at the breaker boxes for the house, barn, garage, and outbuilding and these also have an interference filter in them (RFI filter along with MOVs and gas discharge tubes). When running off the gas generator, I could hear the metal boxed suppressors "singing" along with the generator but now they are silent and this generator produces a beautiful sinewave on the scop. With the generator installed in the semi-basement part of the barn it is extremely quiet running at 1800 RPM and it can only be heard with the windows open. I should have installed it years ago, it has been well worth the cost and effort!
Rodger
