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Its been a decade plus since we had a similar issue. I don't know
what is on the market now. We changed a small Honda (3.5 kW) over
to propane with a kit from U.S. Carburetion, I believe. The unit had a
remote start. On another job around that time I took a remote start
apart and hooked the wiring to the auto start of an SW 4024. You
would likely void the warranty, but it can be done. <br><br>
At 06:01 PM 11/27/2012, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">We are looking at a load of
about 100 watts, 24/7, and the locations would be in the Caribbean with
5-6 full sun hours daily, most days. I don't foresee a large amount of
generator run time, but storms and fog happen.<br><br>
This is not in the USA, so I also see issues in obtaining AGM batteries.
Golf car batteries are common.<br><br>
I'm not seeing much out there for tiny generators, and I'm starting to
think that the occasional hammering of a golf car battery bank by a
week-long period of no sun might be more cost-effective -- it won't
happen very often, and I believe the 12vdc gear they are running is
really 5vdc USB, so their power supply won't cut out until 10,5
vdc.<br><br>
I believe that lack of noise is also an issue. The one thing they
don't lack down there is sun, that's for sure. A hammered battery bank
would fill in a day.<br><br>
Hmmm..contemplating this. Thanks for your input, all!<br><br>
DAN FINK<br><br>
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Chris Mason
<<a href="mailto:cometenergysystems@gmail.com">
cometenergysystems@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>The problem you will face with such a small generator is the run time
rating. You are likely to put a large number of hours on this and
you will kill a little 2KW gas generator quickly. The service interval
will be too short for this type of use.<br>
<dd>Additionally, they are generally not designed to be outdoor use and
cannot be used indoor. How will you house it? How will you connect more
than a few hours fuel?<br>
<dd>You can get a 6KW Generac ecogen that is rated for 500 hours between
service and designed for this kind of run time. Comes with weather proof
housing and can be run from a large fuel tank.<br><br>
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