Author Topic: What is this Lister gen set type? (Read 40653 times)

Tatu K. · « **on:** June 09, 2009, 07:54:18 AM »

Hello, and first sorry my poor english $:-\$

This Lister generator set are coming to me, soon.

I am intrested to know this gen set year model, type and I need startomatic wiring diargam.

Generator is 120Vdc startomatic and it need 120V battery to starting.

This generator was make electric to three house, years 1960-1970.

Tatu K.
Finland

compig · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2009, 12:48:46 PM »

That my friend , is the holy grail of Listerdom !!! It is a CS start-o-matic set , direct coupled DC dynamo. Year of manufacture is difficult to state without the engine number.

compig · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2009, 12:52:23 PM »

Try this link , http://electrokinetica.org/d1/3/3.php , the set you see here looks identical to yours.

compig · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2009, 01:38:47 PM »

Sexy aint they ?! To be gifted a CS SOM though , how lucky is that ??!! Especially in Finland !!

Stan · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2009, 03:30:59 PM »

Sigh......I've said it before many times but again, it bears repeating for newbies. Lister made bazillions of these and shipped them all over the world. THEY ARE OUT THERE! Many housewives are saying "get that thing out of the shed, I want to fill it up with pots!" (or something like that) That's exactly how I found Penelope.

Scour the back alleyways! Put ads in the newspaper! Go to farm auctions! Save these beautiful old girls before the rest of them end up as cheap chinese coal fired generating plants.

Stan

Tatu K. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2009, 05:44:23 PM »

Thank you for all, you are help me lots of!

This "my" genset is very near look like this

And main switchboard just like this, if I remember right. (my Lister is now 230km far away)

Switchboard is in behind genset, on my photos. Cover is just closed and switchboard not be seen.

Wirind diagram founding is great!

All information is welcome!

Tatu K.
Finland

compig · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:51:38 PM »

Your welcome. Also , please don't worry about your English , we can understand just fine. I assure you my Finnish is much worse , I don't speak one word , and considering I had a friend from Finland (where are you now Tommy ?) that is terrible !!

Stan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2009, 07:04:30 PM »

My Lister was set up exactly like that. That's why it doesn't have the twin belt grooves in the flywheel. I'd love to have the original generator that came with it, direct drive would be perfect.
Stan

listerdiesel · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:43:08 AM »

That is not a Start-O-Matic set as such, it is a Lister-Bruston automatic lighting plant with remote starting.

The Start-O-Matic sets are belt drive and have the two control boxes with them, this one has the 'proper' slate switchboard and is direct drive.

We have a CD Lister 110V DC set which is very similar, particularly in respect of the big solenoid for the compression change-over and the switchboard.

Peter

compig · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2009, 01:05:52 PM »

I love that solenoid compression changeover !! Even though the SOM's don't need it I wish they had it !! Just stuff for stuffs sake ;-)

listerdiesel · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:19:04 PM »

That setup is used on the CD and CE engines as well, but it breaks with age, and leaves it all hanging in the breeze!

It must weigh a few pounds, a big CI casting and a huge solenoid, 110V DC in our case.

Peter

Tatu K. · « **Reply #11 on:** June 12, 2009, 06:59:08 PM »

Hello again!

Could you anyone say, what is this Lister+dynamo combination weight?

Then I can search enough strong trailer, that I can move home this Lister.

Tatu K.
Finland

compig · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2009, 08:03:17 PM »

It will be in the region of 900 KG.

listerdiesel · « **Reply #13 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:21:38 AM »

I'd go a bit higher than that, the dynamo is probably as heavy, if not more, than the engine, and that's a cast base.

I think we have a wiring diagram that would work, it's almost the same as our switchboard, just seems to be missing the lower section.

Peter

compig · « **Reply #14 on:** June 13, 2009, 01:15:37 PM »

I based that estimation on the weight recorded for my SOM when I weigh-bridged it at 980 KG including tanks etc after collection last year. The Lister Bruston version would probably be lighter due to no flywheel on the dynamo , I think the base is shorter and in the case of Tatu's engine no tanks.

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