3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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dash8wrench wrote:
Congrats to everyone that is getting on the bandwagon.
As for sound attenuation, I'm going to try some of the egg crate foam lining a box made of bathroom surround paneling. I figure the paneling should be moderately water resistant and the egg crate is the closest thing I can think of that's readily available that would replicate the wall surfaces of an anechoic (sp?) room. I'm going to put a sheet metal shroud around the muffler and duct air from a muffin fan through it to purge what is probably the greatest source of radiant heat in the enclosure.
I'm mounting it on the rear of my 5er on an aluminum cargo carrier from HF. I narrowed the carrier down so that the spare tire will still mount on the back as well. It was as simple as drilling out a few pop rivets, cutting all the cross bars and then reriveting it back together. I also plan to add some stainless gusstes in a couple of locations in order to lock down the generator since they seem to be a hot commodity for theft at race tracks these days. That and a lock through the hitch reciever pin for the carrier should secure it from all but the most determined thieves. I'll take pictures tomorrow and post them. I will leave the bottom of the carrier open and have the enclosure top hinged so that it can be opened a bit to allow for convective flow across the generator/engine and to prevent the build up of gasoline fumes.
Question Professor, when you return. As stated I'm planning on a muffin fan to flow air across the exhaust. I'm thinking I should put a small battery in the compartment for the fan and run it off the 12v side of the generator. The battery should act as an electrical accumulator (capacitor?) to prevent spikes from toasting the fan.
I have the Big Lots generator and plan to add a 30 amp recepticle to it was well. Probably will route the wiring to the outside of the enclosure so I only have to access the generator for starting.
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I think a steady 10 Amps on any battery only running a muffin fan will cook the battery pretty fast.
I'd just run it directly off the 12v. terminals. It'll only use the current it needs.
KenS
