Building your own generator is a very elegant
solution. Unless the building is far-far away, it is a
whole lot more cost effective and practical to run new
wire from a nearby power source. For instance, if the
building is 100 feet from your house and the service
to the house has the capacity, 100 feet of 10-3 UG
wire will cost you about $100 and give you 60amps of
110 service or 30 amps of 230 volt service ( or a
combination of both). I personally wouldn't risk my
air compressor, welder, or power tools to a home built
generator.
Jim Nordwall
1950 3100
--- Mark Mintmier <tenisguy@gte.net> wrote:
> The detatched garage where I work on my 1950 Chevy
> truck doesn't have
> sufficient electricity to power my 110-volt welder
> and/or air compressor
> without blowing fuses. I happen to have a Chevy 305
> engine lying
> around, and I was wondering how difficult it would
> be to use it to build
> a generator to power my tools. Are there plans on
> the internet? Anyone
> have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
Jim Nordwall
http://www.geocities.com/jimnordwall/
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