Re: Old Iron (engine generator)


"Ignoramus20617" <ignoramus20617@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:14:12 GMT, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
<lloydsp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"RoyJ" <spamless@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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As much as I like the old IRON equipment (I have a nice 6.5HP Wisconson
powered fire pumpfrom the 50's), I'd suggest that your strip heater load
is about as gentle a load as you could have put on the generator. Most
of
the new units have at least some surge capacity, it was obvious that
yours
bogged down enough to match the load to the available power.


Gentle, yes; as in, "no inrush" (to speak of). No... it didn't "bog
down".
The engine never sagged, the voltage did, because of internal resistance
in
the windings.

Would be good to find out what happened to the frequency.


Did you hear that the motor ran any differently?

It lost maybe 3% (by ear) RPM... didn't lug at all.

LLoyd


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