Posted by fixerupper on August 28, 2017 at 19:57:40 from (100.42.94.143):
I finally have a standby generator after living on this place for 66 years without one. We haven't had a long power outage for a good 30 years but I know the time is coming and with three shops that could freeze up I figured I had better be proactive instead of reactive. This is a 10k 1PH outfit made for the armed forces somewhere in the early 50's or maybe late 40's. I overhauled one like it a few years ago so I am very familiar with how it works. The engine is a Willys four cylinder, same as the Jeep. I bought it from a farmer friend who used it only a few times. When he did use it he had a smaller hog confinement and this generator kept the confinement fans and feed augers and lights going beside powering his house. He is a trained electrician so he knows his stuff when it comes to power distribution. The only drawback I can see is it is gasoline powered and keeping fresh fuel in it will be the problem. I'm going to look into the feasibility of converting to propane but it might be more bother than it is worth. I have a spot for it in the corner of the machine shed where the farm's transformer and double throw switch are right outside the wall so all I will have to do is run a six foot cord out a hole in the wall to the switch and I am good to go. There is a little tune up work I need to do but overall it isn't butchered up or altered and except for one thing and appears to be all there ready to go.
The one thing that is altered is a broken ceramic resistor in the battery charging circuit so it won't charge the battery. A battery minder on the battery will cure that problem and will be more reliable anyway. The starter/generator is a separate 12 volt armature and fields on the big generator so when I hit the starter button it slowly and silently starts turning over instead of the usual whining starter we are accustomed to hearing. Anyway, I won't get to it for awhile but at least I have it on the place.
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