On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:19:34 +0000 (UTC), Diesel 
wrote:

>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

Generac makes some SERIOUS generators although they do some of the
home stuff too. Although I've toyed with the idea of just getting one
of those welders on a trailer that have like a 10KW generator so that
way I could use it for basics when I needed backup power or I could
also use it as a welder when I didn't :)
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