a homemade generator PLEASE COMMENT this generator was made from our edger after hurricane ike. it really came in handy when there were no generator within 100 miles for sale.
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homemade generator (the edgernator)
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August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
How mych Amps?
How mych Amps?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
@wofobo
hope you …
@wofobo
hope you bought a generaotr for all that…… sounds terrible
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
the output is 230 v …
the output is 230 v or 110?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
@Notownsoad
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@Notownsoad
Actually one of my co-workers made mention they saw it still on the island. This is a privately owned island with people who live there 24/7. There was a collection of old lawn mowers & such already there. All I had to provide was the inverter & a set screw pully wheel, it worked to power small hand tools. I am an electrician with nearly 2 decades in the field & certified in electronics who enjoys building custom motorbikes so this wasn’t a hard project for me.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
@MrNightro you woke …
@MrNightro you woke up
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
Nice job and …
Nice job and brilliant use of resources on hand to solve a problem. Those Briggs engines are true workhorses and you put it to good use back then. Hope your damage was minimal!
Job well done!
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
well done, what a …
well done, what a great idea
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
run the alt. with a …
run the alt. with a d/c motor
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
I built one of …
I built one of these about 10 years ago when I had to do some work on an island & didn’t have a generator but had a collection of all parts needed to build my own such as this. It was loud, it ran out of gas every two hours but it got the job done, can’t remember what was done with it after that though.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
Wiring was zip tied …
Wiring was zip tied securely from what I can see. Not much worse then being screw clamped to the side of a generator. Belt guards are natures way of killing off stupid people that don’t stay the away. The inverter will shut down if it is overloaded. Its outside so no risk of hydrogen gas buildup. He has the little thing from an older car (I forgot what it was called) that prevents overcharging. The inverter has a fuse on the back of it for the 12 volt circuits.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
the alternator …
the alternator itself isn’t the issue I was thinking of, more of the bare wiring, open belts, lack of overcurrent protection for the battery (overloading, hydrogen gas, arcing, little stuff like that), in a car there is fusing, in a car an exploding battery is contained
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
Nice 12v generator! …
Nice 12v generator!! I’m thinking of doing the same with my mower or snowblower.
Can you imagine if the great inventors of the world were afraid to experiment, for fear of an insurance company…
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
sparky… Your …
sparky… Your saying a alternator is less dangerous in a car then on an edger?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
I think its great, …
I think its great,nice work.I take it you keep deep cycles charged with this rig? once again good job. Joe
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
whenever using a …
whenever using a generator make sure your not backfeeding electricity back onto the main grid. when line crews come to fix outages they assume the power is off, but not if your feeding power back onto the grid with your home generator
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
kind of interesting …
kind of interesting in a MacGuyveresque sort of way, but not well thought out in terms of safety or possible implications to your insurance payout if you happen to burn your house down or electrocute a neighbor kid. good to be able to lash up in a mad max world scenario but a UL listed piece of equipment isn’t very expensive if your time is worth anything, and is priceless if there was a house fire. even if your rube goldberg didn’t cause it there would be doubt for insurance to exploit.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
awesome
awesome
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
Could you explain …
Could you explain in a little more detail what you mean. In the video I see what I think is a external voltage regulator off a say an early 70′s Chevy. If I remember right these are a mechanical switch which would ” shut ” the altenator off to keep the battery from overcharging and boiling the it dry.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
can you send me …
can you send me plans or just a list of what you used
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
azbaby13,
Very …
azbaby13,
Very Cool! While you’re in the DIY spirit, why not take the opportunity to “roll your own” and make a solid-state voltage regulator? That 10DN makes the perfect opportunity to do so. Just a thought. And, having that battery back-up is nice, so when you run out of gas, the battery simply takes up the load while you refuel it. True uninterrupted power, if you think about it.
Nice work!
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
I built a generator …
I built a generator wit ha 6hp Briggs vertical-shaft (lawnmower) engine driving a Delco CS-144 140A Alternator. The alternator charges about 500Ah of assorted deep-cycle and tank batteries (that’s right, US Army Tank battery), which, in turn, power a Xantrex Prosine 1800 watt Sinewave inverter. Works like a charm. Oh, yeah, forgot Key-start, too.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
This is my simple …
This is my simple generator designs…
Nice work.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
I was just telling …
I was just telling a friend of mine how to do this over the phone a few minutes ago and thought I’d see if anyone else out their was a born survivor. Bet it saved your didnt it?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
have you manage to …
have you manage to deal with any problems with overtasking the alternater
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 am
LOL this is cool 5/5
LOL this is cool 5/5