Well ,
First of all i would say a hi to all the members and visitors of this elite forum and the only forum in the world that specially caters to Lister engines .My Name Is Amarbir And I am The north Side of India From a state known for agriculture [ Punjab ] .I Stay and Do business in a city called Chandigarh .Chandigarh is a beautiful city of this state of india and also Punjab States capital .My Main business is computers and electronics and i have a running business in chandigarh for the same .As a background we are basically from the farming community .Since 3rd class i have been doing electronics and computers and i have a deep and analytical mind for mechanics but i have never devoted my time and money on that ever.So this draws the conclusion that i am a newbie into the mechanical world .I Have seen many many hundreds of Lister engines in my home state for doing the following activities .
1 : Drawing water from tube wells
2 : Running a machine Running Chaff Cutting For Cows .
3 : Some folks also use it for generators .
My agenda is Understand this machine and make a generator Called a Yellerator .Well The name is devised Cos My wife is yelling most of the time so that i give her a generator lolz
.The Lister Type engines are slowly being Removed from my home state due to the fact that water level of the ground has gone down and they find other solutions more powerful .People In My state were never able to make proper generators due to the fact that the output of the generated electrcity kept bubbling .I Have taken up the challenge to revive the dying lister slow speed generators and revive the same .I plan to Do The Following .
1 : Understand About these engines
2 : Understand about the alternators
3 : Make a Generator For Myself And Doo All The Modifications I Can Imagine to it And Make it a Dream Generator .
4 : Commercially start Selling The Same To My Known Circle After Demonstrating It To Them What I Have Done .
5 : Help All Budding Lister Engine Fans In My Area And Out Of My Area Do The Same Thing I Have Done From Step 1 To Step 3 or 4 .
6 : Help you People To Get all Spares That You Demand From India .though Gujrat state And Perticularly Rajkot Where These listeriods are made is far away from me its still in india .Also i Am sure Many Many People In India And Perticularly in My state Punjab also keep spares for the same .
There is So Much To Learn From All You People And Also I Need To Spend a Lot Of Time To Read And Experiment For The Same .Intially I Plan To Make a Generator With 5 KVA Load ,All You Suggestions For The Same Is Welcomed .I Have Also Taken A Small Website Called
www.indianlisteriod.com So That i Can document All My Project History And Learning That i Do in India Over There And Help Many Young Builders With These Great engines .The Website Should Be Up In This week Sometimes .
PS :Special Thanks To Andrew Who Activated My Account After i Emailed and Requested Him For The Same .thanks andrew .
Edit : 2:06 AM At Night Indian Time Dated 19-5-2010 .The Website Structure Is now Made ,Cheers ....