If you change your mind look here..
http://www.centralmainediesel.com/
Something like my little 250 propane Bobcat would be the most versatile around the farm. Besides stick, and wire feeder welding, I can plug in my plasma torch in it's 10kw 110/240v outlets.grumpy wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 1:15 pmIf you change your mind look here..
http://www.centralmainediesel.com/
What is the installed cost of this ideal solution?BigBarney wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 11:45 amNew technology will be backup power supply for houses that are like the Tesla powerwall where you always have
a fully charged battery ready to replace your power when needed. No fuel needed and always ready.
An electric car could also be your backup with its large battery storage.
No engine to start and instant response , ideal solution.
https://cleantechnica.com/2017/12/27/tesla-grid-s ... er-outage/
BigBarney
Ok ! Now this is exactly what I'm talking about. Paul the unit I'm looking at is a trailblazer, the question I have , is will it run at idle rpm until it needs to supply a hi amp load ? The trailblazer is a 3600 RPM welder at max load. But throttles down for low output.Pauliewog wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 1:46 pmSomething like my little 250 propane Bobcat would be the most versatile around the farm. Besides stick, and wire feeder welding, I can plug in my plasma torch in it's 10kw 110/240v outlets.
I have a 10kw Onan/ Cummins RV genset like the 4kw one that Grumpy posted with 320 hours that I had set up at the house.
When I get a chance that's going up on EBay. The Miller Propane Welder/ Generator is a better all around choice for me.
Paulie
I never noticed if it kicked out of idle under full load. I will definitely check it out next week and let you know.Dave 1234 wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 3:26 pmOk ! Now this is exactly what I'm talking about. Paul the unit I'm looking at is a trailblazer, the question I have , is will it run at idle rpm until it needs to supply a hi amp load ? The trailblazer is a 3600 RPM welder at max load. But throttles down for low output.
Dave
I understand the concept, but I have no idea how much that type of setup would cost for an average house. Your answer did not answer my question. If you are not sure, that is fine - I was just curious.BigBarney wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 4:25 pmRob R
There is no ideal solution , and price is to your budget and how critical the backup power is.
Even very critical loads , ie Hospitals , have protocol for energy management in an emergency
and can reduce the load as needed to still maintain their capability to deliver care.
You have to decide what is critical in your household and set your equipment to only power
what is essential with the ability to shed loads if necessary.
The idea of the backup is to able to use the house battery backup and if an electric vehicle is
also there that stored energy as a second source of supply. Tesla and others are working to
make this a seamless transition.
BigBarney
If a person was in an area where power outages only lasted a few hours I would suggest an inverter and battery backup with load shedding capabilities. This is only based on my experience with the 260 lbs of lead acid batteries in our motorhome.
Thanks Grumpy . That web site is great !grumpy wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 1:15 pmIf you change your mind look here..
http://www.centralmainediesel.com/
The perkins looks good . Are they still made in England ? Good price for an 1800 RPM gen.grumpy wrote: ↑Sat. Jan. 06, 2018 9:31 amSome day I'm getting one or the other..
http://www.centralmainediesel.com/order/KB900.asp?page=KB900
or
http://www.centralmainediesel.com/order/Perkins-1 ... =Perkins10
An unknown... like yesterday when a large truck wiped out the pole and transformer at the end of our road. Impressive fireball as the transformer took a dump. 6 trucks - well someone had to make the coffee. Care and feeding of a 10kw generator means you have to have the right amount of fuel and it could go on for days. Now POH coal heat gives me all the backup I need. I do compromise in that a Champion 1600W $175 TSC special runs the AK 180. I have two Lister CS/6s that I have not looked at for 5 years.Then all you need to know is the length of your worst case power outage. In our home a battery / inverter backup is feasible, but If you are in an area that has power interuptions lasting more than a day or two a backup generator may be your better option.