> An advantage of a larger generator is that you do have the additional
> capacity if you need it.
We have a 7,500 watt generator. I don't recall the numbers, but it'll run
far longer than I thought it would on it's 10 gallon tank. The nice part is
that we run as much of the house as we need to and still run a few extension
cords to the neighbors. I only keep 10 gallons in cans, but I have 10 in my
Triumph TR3 and 13 or so in my Triumph TR8.
Last winter we lost power for a week, right after switching to Dish. That
was nice, as Comcast was down.
We lose power every few years for a few days at a clip. Having a nice big
generator is nice to bridge the gap. I also like to be able to run my
welder in the field too.
Jack
Seattle-ish
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of old dirtbeard
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:20 PM
To: Doug Braun; Shop-Talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Article on contemporary (somewhat shop-related)
gadgets
-If you get one of these big 6000 watt portable generators, you'll
probably need at least 12 gallons per day, so
you would be spending a lot of time in line at the gas station (if
it's even open). And that much gas gets expensive:
at least $40 per day.
Doug
Hi Doug,
Well, yes and no. The fuel consumption ratings generally are compiled at
50%
load, so if you are loading a 6 kW generator at 1/2 load, you will need to
burn
enough fuel to generate 3kW of power which would be more than a 50% load on
a
smaller generator.
While larger generators probably will burn more fuel "idling" than a small
one
idling, with comparable levels of efficiency, they should not consume a
great
deal more fuel while generating similar output.
I have this 4 kW Generac model that will run 10 hours @ 1/2 load on 4.5
gallons
of fuel:
http://www.generac.com/Portables/XG/Products/XG4000/
It can run all day on a tank at "normal" loads for me which are less than
1/2
load. I have been amazed at how little fuel it uses and do not fill the tank
anymore as it takes so long to burn a tank that I worry about old gas (I do
use
Stabil). :-)
An advantage of a larger generator is that you do have the additional
capacity
if you need it.
best,
doug
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