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Subject: Re: Gas Generator recommendations
From: ChrisAtUpw@.......
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 10:37:28 EDT


In a message dated 07/05/01, cochrane@.............. writes:

> With all of this talk about blackouts here in California I have been
> thinking about getting a gas (propane?) generator. 

Dear Larry,

       The solar/battery inverter units will start up instantaneously and 
there will be no brownout or supply failure, but the power that you can get 
is limited by your battery capacity. A motor generator is fine if you know 
when you are going to get problems and can start it in good time. Otherwise 
you get a supply failure for a couple of seconds while it starts on 
automatic. You need a reasonably good sine wave or an approximation to run 
switch mode power supplies for computers etc.

       Regards,

       Chris Chapman
In a message dated 07/05/01, cochrane@.............. writes:


With a ll of this talk about blackouts here in California I have been
thinking about getting a gas (propane?) generator.


Dear Larry,

      The solar/battery inverter units will start up instantaneously and
there will be no brownout or supply failure, but the power that you can get
is limited by your battery capacity. A motor generator is fine if you know
when you are going to get problems and can start it in good time. Otherwise
you get a supply failure for a couple of seconds while it starts on
automatic. You need a reasonably good sine wave or an approximation to run
switch mode power supplies for computers etc.

      Regards,

      Chris Chapman

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