Waaahoooooo - Ride 'em, Cowboy!!! On Jan 28, 2008 11:34 AM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We lost power yesterday morning, and have been deploying the > rope-pull 5kW as needed since then. But I wanted a hot shower, > so I spent an inordinate amount of time getting the second rope- > pull on down at the pumphouse. (Involved a sled and a shovel, > and a lot of fooling around. There was actually a frozen pipe > issue, turns out, that's why I couldn't seem to get pressure. > I think I actually had 100psi on the system, it's supposed to > shut off at 60. That was a fiasco, but I think there was no > harm done.) > > But once I had water, I came back up, stole the battery out of > the 190D to replace the dead battery (of two) on the big genset, > opened the propane valve and flipped the switch. It roared into > life after only a few seconds of cranking. > > Five minutes later I had it plugged in, the breakers all on, > and the voltage adjusted to 120V. (It started at 90V, I had > the pot all the way down.) > > This is the first shot fired in anger, so to speak, and it's > working great so far. It's powering the computer I type this > from. (I'm waiting for the water to heat up.) > > http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/genset.html > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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