Generac [RE-wrenches]

[Ron Stauffer]

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We have hooked up a couple of these units as backup on off grid.  The older
units worked better than the newer ones.  They are indeed configured as a
standby for grid.  Just hooked one up a couple months ago and found that the
new ones require residential AC power to charge the generator battery and
perform its own exercise period,etc.  So plan on utilizing a solar battery
maintainer to keep the battery up.  Also, we throw their transfer switch
away, no need to duplicate something that already exists in the inverter.

We have a couple out there that we are only pulling 110 off of one leg.  No
problems yet but they haven't been running that long.  Voltage and frequency
on these units are good and adjustable unlike the small portable Generacs.
We don't sell them but customers provide them because of price.  The newest
one we did was set up as auto start (2 wire) but it seemed to defeat the
units setup to start it manually.  It is definitely a setup that you want to
do time and material with no implied warranty!

Ron Stauffer
www.timeforsolar.com
rstauffer at mobile.att.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Nicholas Ponzio, VSE <wrench at vtsolar.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:27 AM
Subject: Generac [RE-wrenches]




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Esteemed Wrenches,

An off-grid client is looking to save a few $ by going with a Generac
Guardian (air-cooled 12kW model). Any horror stories he should know about
with these? Configurable for full-power at 120VAC? Typical lifespan?

Thanks in advance.
-Nik


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Nicholas Ponzio
Vermont Solar Engineering
PO Box 697
Burlington, VT 05402
toll-free 800.286.1252
local     802.863.1202
fax       802.863.7908
www.vermontsolar.com
www.backeastsolar.com

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