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General Discussion / Re: Question
« on: December 21, 2018, 01:21:13 PM »
Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Generators / Re: tell me about the "brushless" heads
« on: October 08, 2018, 07:10:29 PM »
Has anyone tried the Isolation Transformer trick?

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Listeroid Engines / Re: Metro Premium Listeroid
« on: October 02, 2018, 06:36:03 PM »
Mine wasn't a Metro, but I did consider it a kit engine and I'm glad......  Upon disassembly I found no loose sand in the crankcase, but probably took a 1/4 cup of sand out just poking around near the tappets.  I completely strippesd the castings cleaned, sanded and filled exterior porosity with bondo prior to applying 4 coats of epoxy paint.......

All the cleaning, blueprinting etc is part of the fun......

All the best!

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Listeroid Engines / Re: First good 6-1 run
« on: September 28, 2018, 06:56:17 PM »
Thanks Veggie.

They were very crudely cast and just over an 1/8 inch different in diameter.   The pictures you see are after I stripped them and ground away as much flash as I could.  I think one of them took about 7 oz of lead to bring the counterweight to bottom center.  The other was about an ounce more.

Then I mounted them on the shaft 180 degrees opposite.  I believe there was another 3-4 ounces of lead added to the lighter one in the counterweight area.  When I was done they would stay at any clocking position I chose.

At the time I thought I might have to add or remove lead to fix a hopper or slider, but today I'm thinking ok as-is.

I still have the the bearings and shaft if anyone is interested......

Bill

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Listeroid Engines / Re: adding a fuel lift pump
« on: September 27, 2018, 03:23:11 PM »
Hi Gusbratz, there has been a lot of discussion around this issue over the years. I`m with 38ac, keep it simple, raise the tank.
I`m old and have been around for a long time, the only things that have never changed in my lifetime are gravity and how stupid the politicians are. If I had to put money on one of the two I`d chose gravity every time.  :)

If anyone knows how to install a hot air and bull sh1t collector in Canberra, Australia we can probably solve the world energy crisis.

Bob

Bob, it never ceases to amaze me how politicians here in the USA get stupid-er every year.  They watch every failed policy around the world and manage to propose more expensive failures.............

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Listeroid Engines / Re: adding a fuel lift pump
« on: September 26, 2018, 04:19:52 PM »
Personally I like the vacuum-pules pumps in line with a primer bulb.  They work off of the pressure changes in the crankcase.  I've used them for up to about a 1 meter lift.

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Generators / Re: Voltage drop under load
« on: September 25, 2018, 08:10:51 PM »
That clearly depends on the definition of need.

1. Need to make it Fool Proof?  yes
2. Need to meet code? probably
3. Need it to work correctly when tended by a competent person?  no

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Listeroid Engines / Re: First good 6-1 run
« on: September 25, 2018, 03:14:08 PM »
Nice voltage at just under 2800 watts........

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Listeroid Engines / Re: First good 6-1 run
« on: September 25, 2018, 03:26:00 AM »
I'll add the pics tomorrow after I rotate and size them for viewing.  I'll still need help with video.....

TY

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Listeroid Engines / Re: First good 6-1 run
« on: September 25, 2018, 03:15:58 AM »
Can anyone tell me how to add pictures and a link to video?  I have Google Photo which is supposed to be able to host......

Thanks,  Bill

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Listeroid Engines / First good 6-1 run
« on: September 24, 2018, 09:02:42 PM »
I had my first good run with my Listeroid 6-1 Saturday. I call it a huge success, the culmination of many hours of thought, elbow grease and studying the wisdom of others. Particular thanks to George Brekenridge.

The 6-1 is coupled with Harbor Freight 10KW, 3600rpm, 2-bearing head. It was found still in the box on Facebook Market Place for $200 at an estate sale. While the 6-1 will never put out much more than 3KW at the reduced power it should outlast me. This simple, unregulated brushless head handles the unbalanced 120V / 240V loads much better than the 3 brush type Chinese ST-5 heads I tried.....

The rudimentary flywheel balancing / equalizing I did two years ago is pretty close. It tends to slide a little bit under a 2500 watt load, but that might be because the governor is drooping 8hz from 62hz at no load to 54hz at 2500 watts...... (In the picture it shows 61hz at load, but that was after a manual adjustment.)

I'll work on the governor next.......

https://youtu.be/x1PFJb3Lfg8
 
There is a better explanation of my flywheel matching process here: http://listerengine.com/smf/index.php?topic=7813.0



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I'm in the states so maybe my opinion on the ST-5 is irrelevant if you have only 220 - 240V loads.

I went through four ST's without finding on that could be useful running both 120 volt and 240V loads.

I finally settled on this Harbor Freight 10KW unit for $240 (on sale).

https://www.harborfreight.com/10000-watts-max-7200-watts-rated-belt-driven-generator-head-45416.html

It has been very stable on unbalanced loads.  An since it is rated way over what the 6-1 will ever produce should last quite a while.  (I will have a spare capacitor on hand though...)

I'd have saved a lot of money had I just went the 3600rpm route first.  I would have tried this with or without brushes / AVR.

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___SOLD____
I used this successfully with a Lister clone 6-1 and an ST generator.
Diameter is 8.25
Gooves = 7
Standard "K" section automotive
38mm bore on the Taper-Lock bushing (not 1-1/4 as marked)

The generator was junk, so now this nice Taper-Lock pulley can be yours for $50 plus actual USPS or UPS actual cost from Florida USA.

Thanks for looking...
Bill
bill.2846@yahoo.com

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Engines / Re: Rev Counter
« on: May 15, 2018, 02:57:03 PM »
Now that is a great idea!

Wish I had thought of it...........

Thanks,  Bill A

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Thanks guys!

Interesting, that's something I didn't know or consider.  I was thinking about returning bypass fuel back to the tank, but for a different reason. 
Are there any longevity issues pumping diesel with this type of pump?  And what about the possibility of inducing air into the fuel?

Bill

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