Tom, Put it underground, most of the noise from a diesel is engine noise, build a little cement bunker it will make it great for winter use (easy starting and less gelling).
Luke >From: "Thomas Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator >Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:38:30 -0400 > >Mike, > I have a concern about noise from a generator. I live in a rural area >.... closest neighbor is about .3 mi away. I live here because I like >peace >and quiet. I sometimes sit in the garden and listen to the caterpillars >eating leaves on my trees. > The friend who's offering the VW engine has a 12 or 15KW Changfa ... >it's loud!!! > My thinking is to build a small "generator house" into a slope on my >property .... line the inside with foam or something to deaden the sound >..... muffler on the exhaust. The idea is to keep the heat on and the well >pump going when there's an interuption in power. I'd like the energy for >processing BD to come from a generator run on BD. > I think solar will be part of my energy future (not including the >plant >"middle man" I already rely on). With improvements in batteries and >inverters, it would seem possible to add PV arrays to supplement the diesel >generator, and eventually take over. > I know little about generators, PV arrays, batteries or inverters, >but >at this time last year I hadn't made anything bigger than 1L batches of BD, >had never driven a diesel car, and knew nothing about nozzles, electrodes, >or even what the "little door" on my furnace were for. A lot can happen in >a >year. > Tom >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:25 PM >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator > > > >I have a 4.7 HP Changfa I've been happy with - it runs a 100 amp GM > > alternator - I get about 1200 watts out of it. I think it would easily > > run a 200 amp, > > or just buy a genset from Grainger if you want AC current. I expect it > > would handle 3000 - 4000 watts. It doesn't use much fuel but it is > > noisy - needs to be in a shed unless you are rural. > > > > -Mike > > > > ason& Katie wrote: > > > >> maybe rig up 2 or 3 generators to it? use a heavy motorcycle chain > >> maybe? > >> Jason > >> ICQ#: 154998177 > >> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (most > >> likely to get me) > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> *From:* Thomas Kelly <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> *To:* biofuel <mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:34 PM > >> *Subject:* [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator > >> > >> Hello all, > >> I'm interested in getting a diesel generator. A friend has > >> offered me a VW Rabbit diesel engine (48HP) and says it would be > >> great to power a generator. It seems a bit overkill. I was looking > >> at 4 - 6 HP. > >> Guidance here would be appreciated. > >> Tom > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Biofuel mailing list > >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >> > >> >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >> > >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > >> messages): > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > >> > >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: > >> 6/26/2006 > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >>No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/376 - Release Date: 6/26/2006 > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Biofuel mailing list > >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >> > >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > >>messages): > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > > messages): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
