[RE-wrenches] Off-Grid Diesel Generators

[Steve Higgins]

Benn, 

 

The only thing I have heard about NL generators was about 5 years ago
there were some issues with a generator in Alaska that used a capacitive
coupled regulator that didn't like the way Outback loaded it down when
charging batteries.   The only thing that helped was the addition of a
$600 dollar tank circuit that helped but didn't really fix the problem.


 

The customer ended replacing the Regulator with an electronic control
that finally fixed the issue. 

 

Steve Higgins. 

Sr Application Engineer. 

Sub-Saharan Africa Business Dev Mgr. 

Outback Power Systems. 

 19009 62nd Ave Ne 

Arlington Wa 98223

360-618-4313

 

 

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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of benn
kilburn
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 12:36 PM
To: Wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Off-Grid Diesel Generators

 

Wrenches,

 

Can anyone in the off-grid market, in colder climate regions (i'm at
latitude 53) suggest or recommend a reliable diesel generator for
off-gird home back-up.  It will likely be coupled with two Outback
VFX3648's and a 1500 to 2500 amp/hr battery.  

Any experiences with pairing Lister generators with an auto-start set
up?  

Northern Lights Generators has also come highly recommended, any
experiences?

 

Also, for this colder region, i'm looking for pros/cons of having the
back-up gen installed indoors (garage or shop) as opposed to outdoors;
to protect it somewhat from the extreme cold weather so it will have
less trouble starting when it is needed.

 

Thanks in advance.

benn


DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. 

benn at daystarsolar.ca

780-906-7807 

HAVE A SUNNY DAY 

 

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