I got those too but they don't support the amperage necessary, do they? I had no luck with mine when I tried to recharge my APC ups and run the tower at the same time.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 4, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com> wrote: > > I got a few of the $100 2-cycle generators from Harbor Freight. Connected to > a 10-gal fuel tank they will run for about 5 days with a light load. Cheap > enough to just have a few spares on hand. > >> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> Yeah, I have run lots of propane generators. Here are a few problems. >> >> Temperature. If it is -20F outside, you have to have a very very large tank >> to generate enough vapor to keep the generator running. >> >> Conversely you can use a liquid pickup and a vaporizer but you need heat >> energy for the vaporizer to get the thing started. >> >> And liquid pickups also pick all the dirt and sludge at the bottom of the >> tank. You would not believe the amount of gunk in those tanks (I cut old >> ones up for smokers). >> >> And no matter what kind of fuel you use, the starter motor battery is a >> common point of failure as is charger. I like to remote the battery into >> the heated building if there is a heated building. Generac was infamous for >> supplying a charger that failed and you didn't know until you needed. >> >> I started putting telemetry on all starter motor batteries on all >> generators. That is the most important bit of data you need to monitor. >> >> -----Original Message----- From: George Skorup >> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2016 9:43 PM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] PSA - check your generators! >> >> >> Propane >> >>> On 4/3/2016 7:09 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> I've had a handful of generators that always started on the first pull. >>> Until today. Got another one for the site but started tearing apart the >>> old one and I think it's a bad carb, something I'll have someone else take >>> a look at. >>> >>> Mine are all sitting inside doing nothing, they're portable with two wheels >>> but require two people or a ramp to put in the truck. I don't know if I'd >>> buy these size units again but I really do like the 8.5 gallons and 24 hour >>> run time... >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >
