Re: [MBZ] Home-made Generators
Nice Dan. Probably would still be working today. Mike - Original Message - From: "Dan Weeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 10:45 PM Subject: [MBZ] Home-made Generators Someone wrote: Hmmm, how about sticking an old alternator in a box with the chain saw motor hooked to it, fairly light and cheap portable 12v power? Maybe a small battery thrown on there for storage and load leveling, an inverter for light 110v. I guess it would need to be grounded or something, and it would be a bit weighty, but still, that would be kinda fun. I might have to try that to run the 12v 'rita blender at the beach. Or I could just hook a weedwhacker motor to an old blender. Or Too many projects! --- WHen I was a lad, my best friend and I wanted to light the pond near his house so we could have night skating parties. We took an old wooden wheelbarrow frame, decked it over with bits and ends of leftover oak T&G flooring, bolted an ancient B&S 1-hp, horizontal-shaft reel mower engine to it, the kind you had to wind the starter cord manually every time you pulled it, along with an old 6v automotive generator we found lying around. Wired it up to charge a 6v car battery, also mounted to the contraption, thence to a couple of 6v headlamps, which we mounted in tree branches on opposite sides of the small pond. We'd wheel the thing out there through the snow, park it behind a big snowbank for noise attenuation, start the motor, adjust the throttle to center the needle of ammeter we'd also scrounged from somewhere when both lights were on, and would skate with a passel of youth till the wee hours with light glinting off skate blades and pond ice, and the bare limbs of trees casting scrim-like shadows over all. It was magical. And the barely audible putt-putt-putt of the engine, throttled down just about as low as it would idle, somehow added to the low-tech wonder of it all. I bet there wasn't a post-WWII piece of hardware involved in the whole setup. This was in the early seventies. We were surprised at how little power and speed the generator required to keep up with the headlamps. It served us well for several seasons until we grew up and left it behind. Dan -- Dan Weeks Freelance Writing and Photography 515/279-4825 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Home-made Generators
"It served us well for several seasons until we grew up and left it behind." I think I see the problem -- that growing up part. I am agressively working hard to postpone that part of my existence as long as possible. --R Dan Weeks wrote: Someone wrote: Hmmm, how about sticking an old alternator in a box with the chain saw motor hooked to it, fairly light and cheap portable 12v power? Maybe a small battery thrown on there for storage and load leveling, an inverter for light 110v. I guess it would need to be grounded or something, and it would be a bit weighty, but still, that would be kinda fun. I might have to try that to run the 12v 'rita blender at the beach. Or I could just hook a weedwhacker motor to an old blender. Or Too many projects! --- WHen I was a lad, my best friend and I wanted to light the pond near his house so we could have night skating parties. We took an old wooden wheelbarrow frame, decked it over with bits and ends of leftover oak T&G flooring, bolted an ancient B&S 1-hp, horizontal-shaft reel mower engine to it, the kind you had to wind the starter cord manually every time you pulled it, along with an old 6v automotive generator we found lying around. Wired it up to charge a 6v car battery, also mounted to the contraption, thence to a couple of 6v headlamps, which we mounted in tree branches on opposite sides of the small pond. We'd wheel the thing out there through the snow, park it behind a big snowbank for noise attenuation, start the motor, adjust the throttle to center the needle of ammeter we'd also scrounged from somewhere when both lights were on, and would skate with a passel of youth till the wee hours with light glinting off skate blades and pond ice, and the bare limbs of trees casting scrim-like shadows over all. It was magical. And the barely audible putt-putt-putt of the engine, throttled down just about as low as it would idle, somehow added to the low-tech wonder of it all. I bet there wasn't a post-WWII piece of hardware involved in the whole setup. This was in the early seventies. We were surprised at how little power and speed the generator required to keep up with the headlamps. It served us well for several seasons until we grew up and left it behind. Dan
Re: [MBZ] Home-made Generators
Well thats just cheating, when I was in Scouts we used to have a propane lantern and a fire... Dad and I discussed building a similar contraption in the icestorm of '98 when we went 69 hours (no foolin) without power. Then we both simultaniously looked out the window, looked back at each other, then got up and went to take naps. Thank goodness for the coal stove and gas stove. -Curt Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:07:06 -0500 From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Home-made Generators To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed A freind at work made a similar rig - mounted on a mower deck, I think, that he takes on Scouting camp-outs. - Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 30 14:12:26 2006 Received: from wmail-0.airmail.net ([209.196.70.87]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FwJjO-AF-6B for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:12:26 + Received: from [64.0.172.2] (helo=Verity0531) by wmail-0.airmail.net with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1FwJjE-000GdS-GI for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:12:16 -0500 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "George Larribeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:12:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hylomar HPF X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:12:27 - >I used it in the old days when it was known as Rolls Royce Joint Compound, > it's still available > > https://host.globalsecureserver.com/x1r.com/store/customer/product.php?produ > ctid=16212&cat=283 > > Have to open your wallet but it will last a long time. If I recall shelf > life was years. > > Dennis T http://www.hylomar-usa.com/ Well that is what I remember the first tube I ever saw came in a box like that in about 1980 when I was in San Francisco. I guess I was wondering how /if Permatex was marketing, making it under license or just making it. I emailed Permatex and got the following: George LarribeauHylomar was discontinued from the Permatex line at the end of last year. Permatex offers other gasket dressings that might work for your application. You can call the Permatex Tech Center 877-376-2839 and speak to one of our technicians. If you give them more information they will be able to help you select a product for your application. Dobruck Marketing Communications Well I believe I know in the Dilbert world I know which department that answer came from. It was very convenient to go to the local auto parts store and purchase it. George Larribeau Dallas, Texas 1985 300SD 190K 1987 HD FLHTC 86K 1984 Motoguzzi Cal -2 80K 1972 Motoguzzi Ambassador LOTS 1965 Chevy C-10 pick up truck lots of miles 3rd small block ..(Extra Ugly,but runs) 1993 BMW 323i 115K (Wife's Car) 1967 BMW R50/2 (Wife's MC, currently in a Basket)
Re: [MBZ] Home-made Generators
A freind at work made a similar rig - mounted on a mower deck, I think, that he takes on Scouting camp-outs. On 6/29/06, Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: WHen I was a lad, my best friend and I wanted to light the pond near his house so we could have night skating parties. We took an old wooden wheelbarrow frame, decked it over with bits and ends of leftover oak T&G flooring, bolted an ancient B&S 1-hp, horizontal-shaft reel mower engine to it, the kind you had to wind the starter cord manually every time you pulled it, along with an old 6v automotive generator we found lying around. Wired it up to charge a 6v car battery, also mounted to the contraption, thence to a couple of 6v headlamps, which we mounted in tree branches on opposite sides of the small pond. We'd wheel the thing out there through the snow, park it behind a big snowbank for noise attenuation, start the motor, adjust the throttle to center the needle of ammeter we'd also scrounged from somewhere when both lights were on, and would skate with a passel of youth till the wee hours with light glinting off skate blades and pond ice, and the bare limbs of trees casting scrim-like shadows over all. It was magical. And the barely audible putt-putt-putt of the engine, throttled down just about as low as it would idle, somehow added to the low-tech wonder of it all. I bet there wasn't a post-WWII piece of hardware involved in the whole setup. This was in the early seventies. We were surprised at how little power and speed the generator required to keep up with the headlamps. It served us well for several seasons until we grew up and left it behind. Dan -- Dan Weeks Freelance Writing and Photography 515/279-4825 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives." Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
[MBZ] Home-made Generators
Someone wrote: Hmmm, how about sticking an old alternator in a box with the chain saw motor hooked to it, fairly light and cheap portable 12v power? Maybe a small battery thrown on there for storage and load leveling, an inverter for light 110v. I guess it would need to be grounded or something, and it would be a bit weighty, but still, that would be kinda fun. I might have to try that to run the 12v 'rita blender at the beach. Or I could just hook a weedwhacker motor to an old blender. Or Too many projects! --- WHen I was a lad, my best friend and I wanted to light the pond near his house so we could have night skating parties. We took an old wooden wheelbarrow frame, decked it over with bits and ends of leftover oak T&G flooring, bolted an ancient B&S 1-hp, horizontal-shaft reel mower engine to it, the kind you had to wind the starter cord manually every time you pulled it, along with an old 6v automotive generator we found lying around. Wired it up to charge a 6v car battery, also mounted to the contraption, thence to a couple of 6v headlamps, which we mounted in tree branches on opposite sides of the small pond. We'd wheel the thing out there through the snow, park it behind a big snowbank for noise attenuation, start the motor, adjust the throttle to center the needle of ammeter we'd also scrounged from somewhere when both lights were on, and would skate with a passel of youth till the wee hours with light glinting off skate blades and pond ice, and the bare limbs of trees casting scrim-like shadows over all. It was magical. And the barely audible putt-putt-putt of the engine, throttled down just about as low as it would idle, somehow added to the low-tech wonder of it all. I bet there wasn't a post-WWII piece of hardware involved in the whole setup. This was in the early seventies. We were surprised at how little power and speed the generator required to keep up with the headlamps. It served us well for several seasons until we grew up and left it behind. Dan -- Dan Weeks Freelance Writing and Photography 515/279-4825 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
