On 11/29/2011 10:27 PM, Bill Horne wrote:
On 11/29/2011 7:51 PM, John Davis wrote:
On 11/26/2011 12:09 AM, Bill Horne wrote:

What I want is a tri-fuel unit that will run on propane, diesel, or gas,
which has a sound rating below 60 db, which runs eight hours between
refuelings, and which costs less than $700. It's like the old joke from
the System Administrators: "'No bugs', 'Meets spec', 'On deadline': pick
two".

Finding one that runs on Gas, Diesel or Propane is going to be a
problem. Gas/Propane yes, Those/Diesel, not so easy.

Right now, I'd settle for any genset that won't break my budget and will
serve the purpose for three years. I was, of course, joking, but it
really does seem to be "Pick two": reliability and price come at the
expense of noise, etc.

For now, I'm looking around and hoping for an overstock sale that gets
me past my point of pain.

Bill, W1AC


Well the reason you find "Gas/Propane" or Disel is that the technology
is about 50% different, and the 50% that is the same is also different.

Same: Both use pistons in cylinders or sleeves containing explosions fo
fuel air to cause a crankshaft to turn.. Both use some kind fo cooling
system.

Different: How the fuel and air mix, How it is ignighted and How much
compression.

But with Gas/Propane.. All that changes is how they mix, Dual carbs
answers that.

Not break your budget.. There are a bunch of low cost SMALL generators,
I recently got some info on a Honeywell 2-cycle Inverter job that as I
recall was under 100 bucks for a 1000 watt unit.

However it does not scale up.. You need more watts. the price goes way
up. And I'd really prefer a 4-stroke engine.

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