Category Archives: Off Grid Power

Question of the day 5/20/2013, Aeromotor Fan

Posted on May 20, 2013 by George B.

A question from Jeff H. Subject: windmill retrofit Message Body: I was curious about retrofitting old Aeromotor windmills with a belt reduction to a commonly available truck alternator. With the advent of serpentine belts, it sounds that much more possible. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy Sources, Critical Thinking, DIYer Generator, DIYer Skills, Free Energy, Off Grid Power, Projects, Questions & Answers | Tagged , | 18 Comments

A Cloud Edge Effect?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by George B.

In a world so full of BS, skepticism pays a rather huge dividend, but this is real…. Was it yesterday,  good friend and excellent PE Bill Rogers sent me a picture of his Outback Display, and a higher KW reading than … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking, Earth & Energy, Free Energy, Off Grid Power, Questions & Answers, Strange Stuff, UtterPower Articles | 2 Comments

March 15, 2013 Email of the day. Long time DIYer reports no joy!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by George B.

Over the many years, I’ve written articles about the ST head and some of the simple things you need do, one is flip the unit over on it’s back and notice the large open holes under each bell end. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Generator Realities, Generators, Off Grid Power | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

February 27, 2013 Email of the day.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by George B.

Today I received and interesting email about an ST head that would not  self excite. From: Rick S. Subject: ST Head Message Body: Hi George, I bought your Utterpower Cd a few years ago and had trouble free running a  Lister with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Generator Realities, How Tos, Off Grid Power | Tagged | 6 Comments

What is a CLINK ?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by George B.

CLINK  /KlinGk/ Dictionary:   To give out a slight sharp short metallic sound. transitive verb. : to cause to clink. In the case of the lister and lister clones, what does it sound like to your ears if  you’ve never heard … Continue reading →

Posted in DIYer Skills, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, Things I like, UtterPower Articles | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

I get smoke on crank, but no fire!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by George B.

Warning!  Big Flywheels Engines Are Dangerous!  Potentially more dangerous that an AR15.  Anytime you are trouble shooting, you will have the air cleaner off, and be ready to cut off the air supply at the first sign of over speed.      … Continue reading →

Posted in Engines, How Tos, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, Test Bench | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Designing for long hours of off grid use.

Posted on February 4, 2013 by George B.

  A lot of things work for backup, but lots of running hours cause us to pay closer atttention to our designs. I’ve been studying a generator that was in the field for 10 years, and ran as much as 12 … Continue reading →

Posted in DIYer Generator, DIYer Skills, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

A Rare Opportunity to Observe Lister CS neglect?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by George B.

Have you ever wondered how much of an advantage an enclosed valve train would be over what Dursley created?  Maybe you’ve mused over other details of this engine, and saw a need to make them different? I personally think it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Engines, Generator Realities, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines, Small Diesels, UtterPower Articles, Utterpower's Friends | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Email of the day: Generator VS Alternator 1-23-13

Posted on January 24, 2013 by George B.

Email received: George: I have acquired a Lister/Petter 12hp one lunger. My mechanic assures me that it sips fuel at 800RPM(2/3pint to 1 pint/hour) and will produce 4KW-5KW. So I am on my way so to speak.  My question is this, which … Continue reading →

Posted in CHP/ Co Gen, DIYer Generator, DIYer Skills, Generator Realities, Off Grid Power, Questions & Answers | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Monitoring Power Consumption / Production

Posted on December 2, 2012 by KK4HFJ

Sunday morning musings.. many of the past posts were all about how we might ‘devine’ the direction of the wind. We DIYers build our houses with thoughts of such things. But what follows are tools and knowledge we might add … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy Sources, Associates, DIYer Generator, Generators, Off Grid Power, Submitted Articles, Utterpower's Friends, Voltage | Tagged , , , , , , | 19 Comments