Q:If global warming is as bad as Scientists say, two hours a month without power seems like a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things. I'm sure theres a way to keep hospitals running and emergency services running. All shops would have to lock down I guess people would start rioting or something, but I would think there would have to be some sort of way to covertly have different towns and counties shut down for a couple hours discretely each monthmaybe at night when people are sleeping? Just a thought.

So you are saying that we should take drastic action when we are coming out of a known cool period? That is like saying that the temperatures in March are warmer than January and February so we need to take actions to keep the temperatures of January and February. Take a look at who is pushing the climate change, the UN and Governments that want to control where and how people live.

Q:Automatic diesel generating set how much money?

Fully automatic diesel generator sets are more expensive than conventional diesel engines with the same brand,

Q:I have a Powermate Maxa 5,000ER generator need to know how to start it, it is 14degrees here right now. Thanks.

Generally to start any engine.you begin with (for gasoline engines) 1 put the appropriate fuel in the tank 2 open the fuel valve 3 activate a partial 'choke' 4 pull the recoil rope 5 let it run for a minute to warm up 6 move choke to off position(zero choke) 7 plug in your power cords as needed. If your unit is diesel or propane, the procedure is the same , with alteration for the choke, and possible 'glow-plug' heat for the diesel. If you have an electric start unitat #4 above, activate the start switch. Best way, is to locate that USER MANUAL.and review. PSan aid that never fails in assisiting a hard to fire engine, is to open the spark-plug and squirt a little bit of starting fluid into the plug-hole, replace the plug and retrythis can be done via the air-filter also.

Q:Having lots of diesel fuel to make electricity (200-800KW)is it better to use a diesel generator or a steam turbine?(Remember : the only way to produce steam is burning diesel)Does anybody know how many KWh can make per 1000gal?

Diesel generators in the 200 to 800 kW range are very common. The cost of anything above 600kW gets pretty high, but the diesel engine is much less expensive than a steam or gas turbine. The advantage to a reciprocating engine vs a turbine is that a reciprocating engine can better react to varying load conditions. Although a gas turbine is generally more efficient than a piston engine, they can not react quickly to a change in load. You also have a lot of excess machinery to utilize the high shaft speed of a turbine. There is one answer that suggests that you count the number of energy transfers. This can be a valid point, but you need to take into account the efficiency at which you are transferring your energy and how much waste heat you can recover and put to good use. A standard diesel engine turns fuel into work at about 35% efficiency, with little chance of recovering any usable waste heat. A turbine converts heat energy into work energy at about 40% efficiency. However, in the case of the steam turbine, a heat exchanger can be used to remove energy from the exhaust and preheat the boiler water, thus requiring less energy input from the diesel fuel, provided the system is at a steady state condition. In practicality, but a diesel genset.

Q:I have an idea, if a steam locomotive's boiler was heated by a metal heater instead of a fire, how much less maintance would be needed as it does not produce any ash or soot because it has no fire.

No I think the fire and ash is the easy part. all the moving parts would require the maintenance.

Q:I inherited a never used generator from a family estate with no motor. After a tornado here last fall I've decided to build a gen-set with it and I have a few questions. 1) Does the 1800 rpm generator mechanical specification mean that the required engine rpm must be a minimum, maximum 1800 rpm or both? Could it be more or is the chance to ruin it a possibility? I want to stay safe.2) Obviously I'm assuming the 25 hp engine requirement is a minimum but how much bigger can it be without wet stacking problems?3) With these generator output specifications can I power my household without damaging anything?I was planning diesel (still researching brands) and connecting direct. Thoughts?

The generator probably has to turn at 1800 rpm to maintain the 60 Hz frequency spec. Thisis important in a TV set but I can't think of any where else it would be important. Slocks will be edpendent on line frequency but in an emergency you don' really care if you have a watch. Reet the clocks after the power returns. You will probably use minimum power during a blackout. You need light heat and a book which doesn't use much power. No Alfred Hitchcock or Ray Bradberry.

Q:here in the town i live in we recently had an avalanche take out power transmission lines from our hydro dam in the time it takes them to repair those 90% of our power is coming from diesel generators(you should have cringed there) causing the price per kWh to go up 500% for what might be the next 3 months.currently i make enough that i can live with a bill 5 times higher than im used to, but a couple of years ago that would have got me kicked out of my apartment because there was no way in hell i could find an extra 300 bucks a month with a week or two notice.its been a big deal here, but we are notorious complainers, so im wondering if that situation would cause you to write letters to editors and complain to everyone who will listen all day long?

yes it went up by 76.865 %

Q:I get conflicting opinions from mechanics about extended shut-down.I am parked for 3 months and driving is not an option. Should I re-start my diesel engine weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or just wait the 3 months and re-start then? If so, should I just restart as normal?I do know when I re-start, I must wait until normal temperture is reached prior to shut down, this could take 20 minutes or longer with the rear mounted engine. The radiator covered from the outside will not warm-up as fast as a front mounted engine. Covering this radiator from the inside is not an option due to a shroud covering the fan.

if you are going to leave it sitting they can sit for more than a year and it will still run fine but the only question is the battery they can not stay fully charged so if not using then disconnect the positive side to the battery and when you want to use it just reconnect it this is the way i do to preserve the battery and for added protection add stabil (fuel stabilizer) to diesel if it is going to sit through the winter Edit : a battery charger is a good idea My parent's RV has a solar panel which keeps the battery fully charged but does not use the RV much 1 to 2 times a year had a stabil in it so far no problems but the generator is problematic cause it runs on gas so I had to start it every month to make sure there is no problems with it(run it for 1/2 hour) gas deteriorates faster than diesel even if it has stabil

Q:can't those nuclear material in japan be kept inside a container that is not affected by it like lead?or shifted to an isolated location.

that's at present at point 6 on a scale from 0 to 7. Chernobyl replaced into 7. The debris would be unfold international increasing the expenses of cancer and start defects. sure. India would be affected faster or later. It takes basically one small particle to instantiate cancer. the forged information is that the upward push of cancerous tumors may well be slowed by potential of eating a organic vegetarian weight-help plan, some thing maximum conventional Indian families take with none attention. study The China learn by potential of T. Colin Campbell for greater info. stay away from the Western weight-help plan with extra animal nutrition products, nutrition ingredients, and processed ingredients.

Q:Hi. I need to buy a diesel generator to run my house on. We have to run at least 3 ACs at a time. The ACs consume roughly 1500W with a surge power of 4500W.Here's my question. If I get a 12KW rated generator, does that mean that each phase can only handle 4000 KW, therefore not even enough to start an AC? i was given this formula by a sales man KVASQRT3 X V X iCan you shed some light on this problem?Greetings from Iran

Is the house wired 3 phase or split phase or single phase? Very few houses are wired for 3 phase power. Iran uses 230/240 VAC 50Hz So from that, you need a single phase 240 VAC 50 Hz generator. A 12 kW generator at 240 volts would supply 50 amps. I'd run that to a breaker panel (if you don't already have one) and then run 10 amp lines with a 10 amp breaker to each AC. That leaves you with quite a few amps to run other appliances. You got off on a 3 phase tangent for some reason you aren't telling, but I don't think that is the way you want to go. hope that helps. .