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Petteroids / Lister Petter AC1
« on: February 05, 2011, 07:09:18 AM »
I just bought a Lister Petter AC1 that I intend to turn a gen head.  My AC 1 is a 6.5 bhp at 3600 rpms.

Here are pictures of my engine:




My questions are, is this considered a very good to excellent model?  Is it one of their more durable models?

Also, for genny use I have to have it operating so that it turns the gen head at 1,800 rpms to achieve 60 hertz is it? I am assuming I am going to have to rig pulleys to achieve this, but, is there a way to do this by throttle or governor and extending the life of the engine at the lower speeds at the same time?

Thank you for your advice and input.

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Generators / Lister Petter AC1 to gen head ...
« on: February 05, 2011, 06:34:14 AM »
Greetings and thank you for allowing me to post to the forum and pick your minds about an issue I am having.

I recently purchased a Lister Diesel AC1 engine that I intend to build a generator from.  I know this is going to be a long, drawn out, process of learning ... but I want to eliminate the trial and error as much as possible, hopefully, with your help.

It is made in the UK and I think most of these were made for marine use.
It is rated 3600 rpms at 6.5 hp. 

A SERIES

Power (kW)
2.1 ~ 6.1
Power (BHP)
2.82 ~ 8.18
Description
fixed/variable speed
single cylinder
diesel fuelled
air cooled
direct injection
naturally aspirated
electric start

Here are some pics:




Here is the link to the manufacturer's site:
http://www.lister-petter.co.uk/products_browse.php?browseAction=datasheets&productByType=3&seriesId=353

And here is the gen head I want to attach .... but I think I have to use pulleys to lower the rpms to the gen head to 1,800?

Anyways, would this be the proper gen head?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230576436853#ht_4697wt_907


I mean, is any of this even doable?  If it were you guys, would y'all attempt something like this?

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