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from: DIESEL
date: 2015-04-26 12:19:00
subject: Re: Generator trouble

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From: Diesel 

Diesel  news:XnsA48586219F3E0A73DU2A184KD8
@deiselpower.eternal-september.org Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:09:59 GMT in 
alt.politics.scorched-earth, wrote:

> I haven't been able to post due to a power outage.  It goes out 
> after almost every good storm, but, what was unexpected was that the 
> generator didn't kick in.  I had to manually flip the power switch a 
> few times, from auto to manual to off and back (even though it was 
> on auto all the time and the battery was charged as evidenced by a 
> 3.8VDC check on the side panel) and there is plenty of propane in 
> the tank.  I flipped the breaker a few times.  I pulled the fuse and
> it looked good. 
> 
> Everything looked ok electrically, and, after a few flips of the 
> switch, it turned on.  Recently on its weekly charging cycle, it had 
> been turning off and on after only a few seconds, so, that's 
> probably related.  I'm guessing that the propane generator wasn't up
> to speed at first, for whatever reason, and that the voltage wasn't 
> as high as it needed to keep the solenoids down, so, they were 
> clicking?  I never heard that clicking before, and, the lights were 
> running as soon as the generator kicked in. 
> 
> While I might not have continuous power, it doesn't always mean 
> other circuits in the neighborhood are all dead.  Some might still 
> have better battery backup, and/or their own reliable generator to 
> keep them going.  Having some electrical knowledge lets me
> reconfigure mine for my immediate needs.  Backsoon.
>
>
>

##########s said I had no hipoint.  Demanded a pic, they did.  When a 
pic was provided, claimed I borrowed the hipoint to take the pic with.  
What they gonna say now about my generator?  Eat my dust, luzers.

http://imgur.com/kCSBxCa,kKUO7Ll,659PAIs



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