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Posted by Kyle Boatright on August 12, 2006, 2:48 pm
> You own a plane, but can't afford a grand for a good generator?!?!?
Yep. Unless you've got unlimited money (I certainly don't), you choose the
places to spend and the places to save. That lets me fund the things that
are priorities to me, such as flying.
FYI, my car has 220k miles, and I'm in no hurry to replace it... It'll
become a priority if/when it becomes unreliable.
KB
>
> Kyle Boatright wrote:
>> >I think the Coleman Powermate runs 1,000 watts. I did a froogle
>> > search, and this was the closest I found
>> >
>> >
>> > http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com/66-389-generators/generator-632696.aspx
>> >
>> > which is $609, and is 1800 watts.
>> >
>> > What equipment do you want to run? Motors, lights, heaters, what?
>>
>> Extremely occasional use at an airport location without electricity. I
>> need
>> to run a 250w engine pre-heater 10 times a year for a couple of hours.
>> Concurrent with that, I'd probaby run a battery tender which would have a
>> very low draw.
>>
>> I figure spending a few hundred bucks on a generator will be cheaper (but
>> less convenient) in the long run than running power to the hangar and
>> paying
>> an electricity bill (and meter charge) every month.
>>
>> KB
>>
>>
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Christopher A. Young
>> > You can't shout down a troll.
>> > You have to starve them.
>> > .
>> >
>
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Posted by rickandroll on August 14, 2006, 4:56 am
Kyle Boatright wrote:
> > You own a plane, but can't afford a grand for a good generator?!?!?
>
> Yep. Unless you've got unlimited money (I certainly don't), you choose the
> places to spend and the places to save. That lets me fund the things that
> are priorities to me, such as flying.
>
> FYI, my car has 220k miles, and I'm in no hurry to replace it... It'll
> become a priority if/when it becomes unreliable.
>
> KB
>
Ok , ok, I can't fault you for trying to save $$$s. I trust that you
are using this primarily in cold weather? How cold? That could
certainly affect generator performance and reliability. You may not
even be able to start a generator (especially an el-cheapo) in really
cold weather.
I think that your best bet is to buy a deep-cycle marine battery (about
$80) and an inverter. Sounds like you already have a charger, which you
can use at home to charge the marine battery in between uses. Just
remember, most inverters (the cheaper ones) do not provide sine-wave AC
and may damage sensitive electronics, including battery chargers for
power tools, so be careful what you use it for. I fried a laser printer
once, in an attempt to have a mobile office. Sine-wave inverters are
much more expensive and are usually found in RVs for Tvs, etc.
I hope your car doesn't decide to become unreliable halfway to your
hangar on a cold day!
Good Luck!
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 12, 2006, 8:29 pm
Yeah, and he center posts.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.
You own a plane, but can't afford a grand for a good generator?!?!?
Kyle Boatright wrote:
message
> >I think the Coleman Powermate runs 1,000 watts. I did a froogle
> > search, and this was the closest I found
> >
> >
> >
http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com/66-389-generators/generator-632696.aspx
> >
> > which is $609, and is 1800 watts.
> >
> > What equipment do you want to run? Motors, lights, heaters, what?
>
> Extremely occasional use at an airport location without electricity.
I need
> to run a 250w engine pre-heater 10 times a year for a couple of
hours.
> Concurrent with that, I'd probaby run a battery tender which would
have a
> very low draw.
>
> I figure spending a few hundred bucks on a generator will be cheaper
(but
> less convenient) in the long run than running power to the hangar
and paying
> an electricity bill (and meter charge) every month.
>
> KB
>
>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher A. Young
> > You can't shout down a troll.
> > You have to starve them.
> > .
> >
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 12, 2006, 8:24 pm
Can you preheat your engine with propane, or some other means? Sounds
like a LOT of work to heat a motor. As the other fine person
suggested, an inverter and run off the vehicle motor while the vehicle
is running. Filament heaters should run just fine off an inverter.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.
Extremely occasional use at an airport location without electricity.
I need
to run a 250w engine pre-heater 10 times a year for a couple of hours.
Concurrent with that, I'd probaby run a battery tender which would
have a
very low draw.
I figure spending a few hundred bucks on a generator will be cheaper
(but
less convenient) in the long run than running power to the hangar and
paying
an electricity bill (and meter charge) every month.
KB
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Posted by Tom Horne, Electrician on August 11, 2006, 10:52 am
Kyle Boatright wrote:
> I need a small generator for use at an isolated outside storage building.
> The power demand is 1,000 watts or less and the generator only needs to run
> for an hour or two at a time. The generator will only be used occasionally,
> but, like most things, needs to work when I need it.
>
> FYI, I've looked at Honda generators, but their units are too pricey for my
> needs. I simply can't justify the cost, regardless of how nice the Honda
> generators are. At the other end of the spectrum, there are $99 generators
> on Ebay (2 strokes), but those scare the stuffing out of me, because I don't
> recognize the brand and because, after all, I need the darned thing to work
> when necessary.
>
> Any thoughts for a reliable, low cost generator that'll fit the bill?
>
>
>
Buy a genuine GI surplus unit for about four hundred dollars. Coleman's
surplus is one vender that has them all the time.
--
Tom Horne
"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison
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