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General Discussion / The Home Power Producer's Guide to Electrical Reality
« on: July 25, 2020, 03:18:08 PM »
does anyone know where i can get this book ?
utterpower has a link that isnt working anymore and ive searched the web for half an hour and nothing.

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Generators / shot slip rings
« on: July 24, 2020, 07:22:31 PM »
gee, i just noticed the slip rings on my st head are severely worn given the hours on it. when i bought it i aligned the brushes (4) and all seemed well but i didnt notice the composition of the brushes.
It seems the brushes are made from aluminum oxide and pot metal. HA.
I think some carbon style brushes would be fine. anyone agree?

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Listeroid Engines / anyone in maine?
« on: February 14, 2018, 06:58:37 PM »
I would love to hear see feel another one running. Im in the western mountains.
so far, even though it still needs updates and love. its the best generator i've had. starts the most reliably. plenty of power.
has saved me money in fuel very quickly.
Just dont let it run out of fuel. lol

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Listeroid Engines / Re: How to raise boulders from a quary....with a Listeroid
« on: January 31, 2018, 06:31:37 PM »
how about the dude riding the stone

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Listeroid Engines / casting porosity in jug hidden by the filler started leaking
« on: January 10, 2018, 03:48:29 PM »
I think some sealer in a can may do the trick. "bars leaks" or similar. any thoughts ??

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Listeroid Engines / Re: -19 degrees. glad the glowplug came in yesterday
« on: January 10, 2018, 03:46:04 PM »
my northern blood would boil glort...ha! this time of year were doing good to get 20 kwh a day.

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Listeroid Engines / Re: -19 degrees. glad the glowplug came in yesterday
« on: January 03, 2018, 05:51:53 PM »
i like the motorized ball valves and the price is suprisingly low. i likely will try the pintle style valve i have and try it since it will only take a few minutes to install it and try it now that i know i wont harm anything.  thanks for the input everyone.

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Listeroid Engines / Re: -19 degrees. glad the glowplug came in yesterday
« on: January 02, 2018, 09:15:08 PM »
my intention for the low side fuel shutoff was to be a secondary method of shutdown. in case the rack method failed the controller would have a secondary method to shut it down.  I have a propane fuel shutoff from a previous generator and plumbed the right way suction would seat the pintle even more firmly i think.

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Listeroid Engines / Re: -19 degrees. glad the glowplug came in yesterday
« on: January 02, 2018, 05:36:10 PM »
Im in the western foothills of maine.
It seems like alot of the country has seen some cool air this year.
Before the glow plug came in i was sticking a blow torch down the intake elbow for a couple minute with  the intake valve open. that worked but not as well as the glow plug. Im glad for the electric starter as well.
Heres a quick question? will the injection pump be harmed or draw air into the system if i use a low side (suction side) solenoid valve to shut it down?

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Listeroid Engines / -19 degrees. glad the glowplug came in yesterday
« on: December 29, 2017, 05:17:09 PM »
so glad i put the glowplug in last night after i shut it down for the nite. fired on the first compression stroke this morning and that was that.
Overall my new clone has been running well since i first fired it up.
Thank you to all of you who spent time documenting your experience. It has made my experience easier.
 :laugh:

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Listeroid Engines / adequate break in load
« on: November 29, 2017, 01:46:35 AM »
so its a 10/1. 7.5 kw head. im loading it it at 4300 watts. Is that enough load for ring break in or do i have to heat the forest? lol !! how many hours till it  hopefully stops the blueish smoke? about 6 hrs now on it. only a little better. my experience says rings have seated and something else is going on. oil level doesnt seem to high on the dipper. A fellow on here mentioned venting the crankcase fumes from the powershed and i think thats next.
 stinky

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Listeroid Engines / Re: new listeroid. super hard to crank thru compression stroke
« on: November 28, 2017, 07:41:31 PM »
thanks hugh. :)

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Listeroid Engines / Re: is an offset idler shaft available to buy or have one made?
« on: November 28, 2017, 07:40:23 PM »
i know braille...

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Listeroid Engines / Re: is an offset idler shaft available to buy or have one made?
« on: November 27, 2017, 11:51:21 PM »
BruceM you mean .006 " of backlash or gear  tooth to gear tooth clearance? eigther way it was significantly more then that. Ha Ha !!
Im going to have to do something about it soon. Its charging the batteries 'm using to make this post. no powerlines here.

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Listeroid Engines / Re: new listeroid. super hard to crank thru compression stroke
« on: November 26, 2017, 11:15:33 PM »
its running nowde
38ac....at the time of the original post the fuel system was still "dry", i just couldnt push or pull it past the comprssion stroke and still cant hand start it.
Im really glad i added the electric start. its starts first comprssion stroke after releasing the lifter.
hugh conway .....thanks for the info on its manufacturer. a google search for "belleghuan" got me near nothing for results.
mike90045 thanks for the prestart checklist.
and thanks for all the other tips everyone else.

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