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Bio-diesel Fuel / Re: OIL SEED PRESS
« on: April 07, 2006, 04:36:52 AM »
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Lister Based Generators / Re: Central Air and 15kW Genset
« on: April 02, 2006, 07:38:47 AM »
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Listeroid Engines / Re: water injection
« on: March 29, 2006, 05:28:16 PM »
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Listeroid Engines / Re: New to the forum
« on: March 24, 2006, 06:02:39 PM »
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Listeroid Engines / Re: 6/1 Genset almost done!
« on: March 18, 2006, 03:31:47 AM »
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Lister Based Generators / Re: Sizing question
« on: March 12, 2006, 07:18:27 AM »
Those are cool ideas. So why not combine them. Two 6/1's 1 ST say 5k and 1 motor. No differential needed everything syncs up nice. I still don't fully understand using a motor as a generator thing. Might have to come up with a way to mount everything so you can swap engines and heads easily. Or maybe even drive both off one for a short time or something.

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Lister Based Generators / Re: Sizing question
« on: March 11, 2006, 01:13:20 AM »
Actually saving money isn't the number 1 reason for this little project. A friend wants me to do the grunt work for him. He has $$ and I, he thinks, have enough knowledge/ability/time to put it together. I alread run my VW Jetta on waste oil and have access to more.

He thought he wanted a 271 connected to a 12kw generator but I did some research and though parts are probably easier and maybe even cheaper, fuel consumption seemed a bit high along with noise abatement. Plus I like the idea of simple slow and beefy lister(oids).

So do I have this right? I keep reading that a 12/2 (500rpm) 16/2 (650), 20/2 (850) are the same engine ran at different RPM. SO couldn't I just buy a slightly oversized generator head say 12kw and run the same engine at different speeds winter and summer?

Just need different pulleys?

Ce

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Lister Based Generators / Sizing question
« on: March 10, 2006, 05:40:46 PM »
So I am staring at my $164 electric bill and doing some quick math. Electric is pretty cheap in Oregon .055 per. So I used 2666 kwh in the last 28 days. My average daily usage was around 50 kwh in June and over 110 in December. December was abnormally cold as November I was down around 55.

Going by these numbers what is the best way to size a generator so I can rob enough heat from it to flatten out some of the demand in the winter, yet not run at almost no load in the summer?

My house is fully electric and I also have a wirefeed welder and hot tub (outdoor). My wife likes it cold and we run the AC pretty hard in August.

I plan on burning WVO and operate as much off grid as I possibly can.

One thing I have thought of is oversizing the generator and running say 16 hours on it and charging a battery bank then turning it off at night. Issues I see are having a load of batteries around and having to start and stop on diesel.

I thought I wanted a 16/2 with a 10K but this seems like it might be a bit large for my needs.

Thanks
Ce

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Listeroid Engines / Hi, I know (Search the forum first!) new question.
« on: March 05, 2006, 03:44:24 AM »
So I want a lister, probably a 16/2 with 12kw ST. I am fairly handy and can fabricate enough to make it work.

Ok I searched. Sorry for the newb questions. I think I am still on the path of buying one.

Is it better to use a current importer, or jump through the EPA hoops and go directly to the source?

I have access to someone that buys stuff from offshore anyway and may just be able to borrow a little of his already available shipping container.


Thanks for the input
Ce

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