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Listeroid Engines / Re: Automann 16/2 twin
« on: September 07, 2011, 05:06:49 AM »
nice find maybe just some stuck rings and some oil on the racks and she will conchunck conchuck conchuck
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Listeroid Engines / Re: Kirloskar 8/1 from DES
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:43:46 PM »
Hi 38 where do you find a parts kit engin ?
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Listeroid Engines / Re: MOVING TIME!
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:37:41 PM »
Hi B sent you a message also
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Generators / Re: ST-15 flicker reduction with flywheel (question)
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:26:16 PM »
I have been toying with the idear of adding a small cap to the gens out put to help take the edge off.
Will this work?
Will this work?
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Generators / Re: Complete Newbie Question: Where to start???
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:14:27 PM »
apple cider
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Listeroid Engines / Re: MOVING TIME!
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:13:25 PM »
I sent you a message
bob f
bob f
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Generators / Re: Complete Newbie Question: Where to start???
« on: September 01, 2011, 01:43:46 PM »
water pumps yes
cider press ?
mill grinding ?
Industrial machines ?
cider press ?
mill grinding ?
Industrial machines ?
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Generators / Re: Can a Lister Di It?
« on: August 31, 2011, 04:58:13 AM »
40 kwh per day ? this sounds very high. Is this for your house or business ? Are you running industrial machines ? Are the machines running at night also ? This would be a very large solar array, with several large inverters coupled together with battery bank the size of a small ware house. A generator of this size will be very costly to operate, I'm thinking of the lines of a 4 cylinder engine or more, to be able to handle surges.
If this is for your house I would recommend a gas stove and a gas dryer these would save a lot, solar and gas for water heating and gas refridge. I think I would also think about 2 sizes of generators 1 for small loads and 1 for the big loads. A small battery bank and a small solar panel array used when servicing the generator-- service day would be a very little load day.
Fuel would be less expensive when you buy bulk say 5000 gal at 1 time
I agree some changes in life style is in order
If this is for your house I would recommend a gas stove and a gas dryer these would save a lot, solar and gas for water heating and gas refridge. I think I would also think about 2 sizes of generators 1 for small loads and 1 for the big loads. A small battery bank and a small solar panel array used when servicing the generator-- service day would be a very little load day.
Fuel would be less expensive when you buy bulk say 5000 gal at 1 time
I agree some changes in life style is in order
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Generators / Re: Complete Newbie Question: Where to start???
« on: August 31, 2011, 01:45:21 AM »
hi flp. I live in NH
yes you could make a tractor engin work, not sure of how much fuel it will use and you may not have a governor to controll the speed as loads are applied or removed causing alot of different voltages and possibity of burning things out but if you are clever perhaps you could make a governor
Every state is different in regards to selling back to the grid , up here what you pay for power is not what the electric co pays you. In NH you need special boxes and special electricians to install these and in the end you pay so much for everything that you will never make a proffit
Most diesels have a good life and the slower you can make it run the longer the life, I was also told the lister go for ever but I also bought everything to rebuild it when the time comes. There is alot of information here on rebuilding the lister engin so I think for ever is stretched. The difference is the lister engin are eazyer to rebuild. Keep in mind that the lister engin are very hard to find thanks to the feds. Most diesel engins will burn different fuels as long as you have a good filter.
My self and my wife use our listeroid alot with out any problems yet and enjoy the sound of the engin, the honda's and other fast running engins are not calming
Hope this helps some
bob f
yes you could make a tractor engin work, not sure of how much fuel it will use and you may not have a governor to controll the speed as loads are applied or removed causing alot of different voltages and possibity of burning things out but if you are clever perhaps you could make a governor
Every state is different in regards to selling back to the grid , up here what you pay for power is not what the electric co pays you. In NH you need special boxes and special electricians to install these and in the end you pay so much for everything that you will never make a proffit
Most diesels have a good life and the slower you can make it run the longer the life, I was also told the lister go for ever but I also bought everything to rebuild it when the time comes. There is alot of information here on rebuilding the lister engin so I think for ever is stretched. The difference is the lister engin are eazyer to rebuild. Keep in mind that the lister engin are very hard to find thanks to the feds. Most diesel engins will burn different fuels as long as you have a good filter.
My self and my wife use our listeroid alot with out any problems yet and enjoy the sound of the engin, the honda's and other fast running engins are not calming
Hope this helps some
bob f
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Generators / Re: Odd voltages from single phase generator
« on: August 31, 2011, 12:06:21 AM »
I like Georgia generator, their shipping charges are very low and they are there for you after
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Listeroid Engines / Re: MOVING TIME!
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:44:36 AM »
not sure if the vib mount from engin to frame will work, I tryed vibration mounts under the gen head to frame and had a hard time with the belt allignment. Even tryed a 1" vib pad no luck. What worked for me was 4 vibration mounts under the frame to the cement pad
This has worked so well even the wife does not hear it or feel it running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mine is a 16/1
let me know if you want information on these vib mounts special vibration company sells them for a very cheap price
bob f
This has worked so well even the wife does not hear it or feel it running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mine is a 16/1
let me know if you want information on these vib mounts special vibration company sells them for a very cheap price
bob f
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Listeroid Engines / Re: Kirloskar 8/1 from DES
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:27:12 AM »
looks very smooth
nice
nice
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Generators / Re: Odd voltages from single phase generator
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:22:37 AM »
I agree looks like delta, but some of these use what is called a floating neutral, which gives you crazy voltage readings. Which I had.
1 test thing to try is connect a 120 volt light to neutral and ground of the gen head-- the light should not light----if no light then connect a wire to neutral and ground on the gen head check voltage again each outside wire to neutral should now be close to 120v
NOTE if you connect a light to neutral and ground and the light lights up bright then do not connect a wire to neutral and ground
I had a hard time trying to understand the floating neutral concept,went to places that rewire motors and they didn't know what to think. Finally talked with an old electrical engineer who really had to study the prints.
SEEM like it was missing a wire somewhere
AFTER I connected a wire to neutral and ground of the genn head, it acted normal and has been good since
hope this helps
1 test thing to try is connect a 120 volt light to neutral and ground of the gen head-- the light should not light----if no light then connect a wire to neutral and ground on the gen head check voltage again each outside wire to neutral should now be close to 120v
NOTE if you connect a light to neutral and ground and the light lights up bright then do not connect a wire to neutral and ground
I had a hard time trying to understand the floating neutral concept,went to places that rewire motors and they didn't know what to think. Finally talked with an old electrical engineer who really had to study the prints.
SEEM like it was missing a wire somewhere
AFTER I connected a wire to neutral and ground of the genn head, it acted normal and has been good since
hope this helps
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Generators / Re: Odd voltages from single phase generator
« on: August 21, 2011, 12:31:48 AM »
hi, what do you get across each leg not to neutral but the 165 and the 165 ? do you have a way of finding out the frequency of the generator?
in the dog house how is it jumped?
bob f
in the dog house how is it jumped?
bob f
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Generators / Re: Complete Newbie Question: Where to start???
« on: August 21, 2011, 12:24:23 AM »
welcome FLP, just some question. what are your plans. for a back up power source or for totally being off the grid ? or to feed power back in the grid in hopes of making a lot of money?
Where do you live- what country?
what are you trying to run? your total house or just some parts of it in a power outage?
these answers will help in trying to help you
amps and watts and voltage are very big keys to everything electrical, these need to be correct or you will burn things out
after I have an idear of what you are planning then I will be able to give you some advice and you would be able to make a decision, yes I want this or no I don't want this.
bob f
Where do you live- what country?
what are you trying to run? your total house or just some parts of it in a power outage?
these answers will help in trying to help you
amps and watts and voltage are very big keys to everything electrical, these need to be correct or you will burn things out
after I have an idear of what you are planning then I will be able to give you some advice and you would be able to make a decision, yes I want this or no I don't want this.
bob f