Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Noise is a huge issue for splicing trailers. RV generators are what I will use going forward. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2021, at 12:50 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > >  > Any generator can be mounted if you try hard enough. > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions

Re: [AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
oops I meant to say export.. On 2/17/21 1:55 PM, Robert wrote: Maybe I'm not reading this correctly?  But I thought a negative number would be an import..  Opinions? On 2/17/21 1:50 PM, Robert wrote: Interesting, you can get info on the TX grid tie and they were EXPORTING power up until

Re: [AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Maybe I'm not reading this correctly?  But I thought a negative number would be an import..  Opinions? On 2/17/21 1:50 PM, Robert wrote: Interesting, you can get info on the TX grid tie and they were EXPORTING power up until yesterday to the Central grid..   Someone got some 'splaining to

Re: [AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Interesting, you can get info on the TX grid tie and they were EXPORTING power up until yesterday to the Central grid..   Someone got some 'splaining to do..    I wonder if any of the news orgs have picked up on that? On 2/17/21 1:34 PM, Robert wrote: This help?

Re: [AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Interesting in that it shows that TX has two interties, to swpp and mexico On 2/17/21 1:34 PM, Robert wrote: This help? https://www.eia.gov/realtime_grid/#/status?end=20210217T15 On 2/17/21 1:22 PM, Jan-GAMs wrote: How do you find out what's going on with national network distribution? 

Re: [AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
This help? https://www.eia.gov/realtime_grid/#/status?end=20210217T15 On 2/17/21 1:22 PM, Jan-GAMs wrote: How do you find out what's going on with national network distribution?  We're getting a bumpy ride today and I'm wondering where I can go to at least get info?  Our supplier just says

[AFMUG] national feeds info

2021-02-17 Thread Jan-GAMs
How do you find out what's going on with national network distribution?  We're getting a bumpy ride today and I'm wondering where I can go to at least get info?  Our supplier just says they're having problems with their feed, where can I go to get real what's going on? -- AF mailing list

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 2/17/21 11:55 AM, Bill Prince wrote: I could be wrong, but the various regional interconnects have very little federal involvement. There's an entire agency that does only that: the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Federal Power Act is Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the USC (amended

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Adam Moffett
You're assuming that if they had power from an external grid they wouldn't need any disaster relief, but I don't know why that would be.  It's not as if storm damage didn't happen just because the power is still on. On 2/17/2021 3:58 PM, Robert wrote: Um, when the separation of the grid

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Jan-GAMs
You would of course power the fuel pump via the ignition switch circuit such that when the generator is off, so is the pump. On 2/17/21 1:03 PM, Steve Jones wrote: An onboard fuel tank can be emptied, and sterilized, that leaves a void that can be filled with Jameson. a small bar pump and tap

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Steve Jones
An onboard fuel tank can be emptied, and sterilized, that leaves a void that can be filled with Jameson. a small bar pump and tap is all it takes to resolve that. Then swing by the RV store, grab 2 40lb carbon fiber LP tanks and a propane honda generator. You get like 8 full days run time off the

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
http://www.genxdirect.com/honda/ On 2/17/21 12:59 PM, Robert wrote: Hondas, even the 1000watt ones have a fuel pump which is why you can get the filler tank that doesn't have to be mounted above the generator.  BTDT On 2/17/21 12:49 PM, Jan-GAMs wrote: Can't you just stop at an autoparts

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
It's not that they burn through oil fast, but that the capacity of their oil sump is small and normal usage will go through it.  They run them sloppier than an automotive four stroke.   We ran a bunch of honda's for 20-30 hours at a time during the storms of 16-17... On 2/17/21 12:57 PM,

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Hondas, even the 1000watt ones have a fuel pump which is why you can get the filler tank that doesn't have to be mounted above the generator.  BTDT On 2/17/21 12:49 PM, Jan-GAMs wrote: Can't you just stop at an autoparts store and pick up a mount-it-yourself electric fuel pump and connect the

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Um, when the separation of the grid _causes_ the ask for federal disaster relief, I don't think you can make it a separate topic. On 2/17/21 11:59 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: I agree.  Apples and Oranges. Texas keeps their power grid separate by choice, and they have to accept whatever the pros

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Jason McKemie
Aren't all Honda generators four stroke? Why would they burn through the oil that fast? On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 2:50 PM Robert wrote: > There are fuel feeder tank conversion kits pretty reasonably priced that > will let you feed that Honda from the external tank. The issue is then > the

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
Um, No... A. Government Regulation of Interconnection As noted, both federal and state laws currently regulate utility interconnections. Whether state or federal rules apply to a given interconnection depends largely on: (1) what type of electric line the project is being connected to, and

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Robert
There are fuel feeder tank conversion kits pretty reasonably priced that will let you feed that Honda from the external tank.   The issue is then the runtime of the honda, which will run through the oil before it runs through the fuel. On 2/17/21 11:38 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: I have had it

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Jan-GAMs
Can't you just stop at an autoparts store and pick up a mount-it-yourself electric fuel pump and connect the honda to the fuel tank on the trailer with the pump? On 2/17/21 12:29 PM, Dev wrote: Had good luck with Kohler, but still hard to beat the little Hondas, they run for 6-9 hours on a

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Dev
Had good luck with Kohler, but still hard to beat the little Hondas, they run for 6-9 hours on a tank and are super quiet. > On Feb 17, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Mark Radabaugh wrote: > > I have had it with the piece of shit Onan generator on the fiber trailer. > If the splicing trailer didn’t

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Adam Moffett
I agree.  Apples and Oranges. Texas keeps their power grid separate by choice, and they have to accept whatever the pros and cons of that are. but asking for federal disaster relief is a separate topic entirely. On 2/17/2021 2:55 PM, Bill Prince wrote: I could be wrong, but the various

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Bill Prince
I could be wrong, but the various regional interconnects have very little federal involvement. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 11:50 AM Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 2/17/21 4:16 AM, Brian Webster wrote: > > The fact that Texas is pretty much isolated from the national

Re: [AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Mike Hammett
Any generator can be mounted if you try hard enough. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Mark Radabaugh" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Re: [AFMUG] Power outages

2021-02-17 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 2/17/21 4:16 AM, Brian Webster wrote: The fact that Texas is pretty much isolated from the national power grid is not helping this situation. Everyone wants to be their own country when it's guns and politics, but as soon as the lights go out suddenly it's all help us federal government.

Re: [AFMUG] Texas electric grid was at the mercy of cold weather - The Washington Post

2021-02-17 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 2/17/21 11:40 AM, Zach Underwood wrote: DC ties are very common when connecting difficult girds together; one of the main advantages is you dont have to sync with using them. You can also use them to flow power between 50hz and 60hz networks. Yeah I was just abut to say this: with

[AFMUG] Does anyone other than Onan make a decent mounted gas generator?

2021-02-17 Thread Mark Radabaugh
I have had it with the piece of shit Onan generator on the fiber trailer. If the splicing trailer didn’t have a built in fuel tank I would just strap a Honda on and be done with it, but I would prefer something with a fuel pump. Mark -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Texas electric grid was at the mercy of cold weather - The Washington Post

2021-02-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Make that 10’ in diameter. New Zealand has some under sea transmission lines that are superconductors I think due to the limits of high voltage transmission. From: Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:52 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: Chuck McCown Subject:

Re: [AFMUG] Texas electric grid was at the mercy of cold weather - The Washington Post

2021-02-17 Thread Bill Prince
Putting large transmission lines underground costs what a friend of mine calls "cubic dollars". bp On 2/17/2021 6:52 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: Capacitance causes power loss in underground lines.  Also the higher the

Re: [AFMUG] x86 Mikrotik hardware

2021-02-17 Thread Josh Luthman
They just got them in when I called a few weeks ago. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 3:33 PM James Howard wrote: > I wonder how long that will be on pre-order though. I think it was almost > 6

Re: [AFMUG] Texas electric grid was at the mercy of cold weather - The Washington Post

2021-02-17 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Capacitance causes power loss in underground lines. Also the higher the voltage the larger the line. Underground transmission lines would have to be in pressurized tubes 10-20” in diameter. And you can’t work on them live. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2021, at 9:54 PM, Steve Jones