Generac [RE-wrenches]

Matt Tritt solarone at charter.net
Fri Jul 16 08:57:15 PDT 2004


 

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Nick,

The small Generac line is strictly designed as emergency backup power for
on-grid applications. They have belt drive, a high RPM cheepie engine and
make plenty of noise. The transfer switch is a big part of the unit and I
doubt that it would function properly with an inverter providing the
"utility" power.

Your customer might be happier if you could locate a better, used,
industrial unit for about the same price. Kohler, Lister/Petter and older
Onan units come to mind.

By the way, I don't think that there is a way to use just one 110 volt leg
of the output from a standby Generac if you are using a single inverter, so
you might have to use a balancing X-former.

Matt T
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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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