Spencer
if you would do a bit more reading and a lot less blowing out the same old line
you would find that i have done the analysis, including first cost of batteries, the depreciation of those batteries, the inverter first cost and depreciation and all the other
related bits and pieces necessary to build a hybrid system.
the bottom line is this, yes you can provide heat and power for less than the utility
if you do your research and do it right, but
you cannot do it in a manner that would allow you to service all your loads on a whim as you do with grid power, it would require a certain level of scheduling
and load management.
you speak of your interest, hobby, and real life experiences with stationary engine's, i would suggest you might be better served to continue your education, and
read up on the experience of those that you debate with here and on other forums.
if you notice i have not argued with you about the use of motor oil as a fuel in an original lister, why? because i have little little experience with them and even less interest. i have made no secret of the reasons why either.
your use of the same old line, over and over again (goerblesqu'e) is not going to convince anyone, mainly because these two forum at least are populated with folks
with a higher than average level of critical thinking and analytical skills.
when that fails you revert to a type of rhetoric that clearly illustrates your inability to argue your point based on its merits. thinking that calling fellow members stupid or other negative terms is going to convert anyone is just very naive on your part.
lastly, when it comes to burning motor oil in a changfa, while i may not have massive hours on the clock, what i do have over most folks is quite a bit of solid
test data from my test cell.. i can tell you exactly how much power motor oil makes vs diesel fuel, the difference in exhaust temperatures, exact difference in BSFC and many other things,, i can also tell you that in a changfa it will burn cleanly "if" you
are running at near full load.
Spencer there is a thing that psychology bandies about,
when you think everyone else in the world is wrong and you are the only one right, it is time to take a hard look at yourself, because it it far more likely you are the one that is wrong.
not saying you are wrong, as it applies to an original lister and wmo, as applied the way you are doing it, but just saying the odds are not in your favor.
bob g