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Category Archives: Off Grid Power
Efficiency in Battery Charging (Bill Rogers)
I do remember that time Bill Rogers and I were in a power shed out in the middle of the desert, maybe 25 miles from an oiled road. Our mutual friend and excellent host had been using the gen … Continue reading
My latest field trip, remote places in Alaska.
17 years of intensive study of Alternative Power Production has made me a skeptic in so many ways. It’s not that there isn’t good equipment and decent investments, it’s that there are so many people who would sell you the wrong thing … Continue reading
Watts in your Gen Shed?
Just thought we could have a thread where folks can list what equipment they have put together for their off-grid systems. It may also be educational to know what appliances are used. I’ll start with my stuff. We live on … Continue reading
Posted in DIYer Skills, Off Grid Power, Slow Speed Engines
Tagged Greg West, Off Grid Living
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Question of of the day 10-14-13
Hello, I bought an AURORA 6500 diesel generator in 2009. When I had the manual transfer switch installed in the house, the electrician told me to have my generator looked at. Well, I have had one disappointing experience after … Continue reading
You Bottled Beer, maybe you will start bottling your Lube oil too?
It was Greg West in Hawaii who kept telling me how thrilled he was with his new Yamaha EF2000IS inverter Generator. I checked the price at Amazon, $1138.00 delivered to my home. That’s a bunch for a generator rated at … Continue reading
Email of the Day from down Under.
I always enjoy questions from our Cousins down under. Ever meet a Yankee or Canook that didn’t enjoy themselves when they visited down below? From: Kerin Whitxxx <kerin.wxxxxxx@hotmail.com> Subject: Listeroid Message Body: G,Day mate, wonder if you can help me … Continue reading
Posted in DIYer Generator, Off Grid Power, Questions & Answers, Slow Speed Engines
Tagged Email of the Day, tank cooling
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Question: ‘My Electrician Said’
Here’s Kent’s question, and you already know I can’t comment without adding a rant. Please do add your comments: George I don’t have a main breaker, I have a lever in my meter box to disconnect from city power. … Continue reading
Question of the day 5/20/2013, Aeromotor Fan
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
A Cloud Edge Effect?
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
March 15, 2013 Email of the day. Long time DIYer reports no joy!
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 Failed, Mice in ST, No Voltage, ST Heads
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