Brought to you my Bestsy the Listeroid

[t19]

High winds have caused power outages.  We have been running on Betsy for 2 hours.

Temp outside 24C
Temp in to my former Dodge Caravan Rad is 80C
Tem out of the rad with a small fan running is 46C

Im using my AC, two fridges and a Freezer on... and the TV's.

I have about 3KW on the Listeroid... 10/1 with a 7 KW head

No flicker, and not using a lot of fuel

[t19]

930 and power still out... can barly hear my Lister... over the racket of some gas generators about 500 ft away.

All seems to be running well

[LowGear]

Smug can wear so well.   

Casey

[38ac]

We haven't had even one stinken power outage since I built our 6/1 and Changfa standby sets Heck I shut the grid main off in the shop and powered it with the 1115 all day on Saturday just to keep it limber.

[listerboy]

We have plenty of power outages in my neighborhood, but it never fails....as soon as I fire up the genny the power comes back on

I've gotten to the point of waiting at least two hours before going to back-up power but it's still a crap-shoot

My next door neighbor works for the power co. I think he calls them when he hears my generator start......

[Horsepoor]

I live in a rual area (equine) with frequent power outages. Most are very short duration, 5 to 30 minutes. However, I now have a new technique: as soon as the power goes out, I start the 20/2 listeroid. After an hour or two, I check and see of the line power is back on. This gives me an excuse to run my engine, justify costs to wife, and ensure it really is redy for a prolonged outage.

[t19]

Major electrical storm came through this afternoon, 33.9C to 22C in less than 15 minutes... WOW the lightning and the wind... and here i type 8 hours later and Im still on betsy power... power not back on till 0400...

So, it would appear that I can get nearly 24 hours of power out of 20 L of fuel... and I have
2 fridges,
1 freezer
two sump pumps
Bioler
Air exchange/AC unit
plus lights and stuff... about 3500 W of load

Wife has completely forgotten about the money I spent on the Listeroid.

[38ac]

 nearly 24 hours of power out of 20 L of fuel... and I have

Wife has completely forgotten about the money I spent on the Listeroid.

Life is good

[t19]

Shut her down at 0200 am...Looks like Im going to need to change the oil and do some lubrication on bestdy

Had a neighbour ask me about my genset... he noticed it was pretty quiet and I had lots of lights and stuff on... unlike him with his Brigs and Straton.

JohnF I may have another customer for you LOL