3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

I took my UST TG3000 from Pep Boys out to the middle of the backyard today and measured with a Metrosonics 307 sound meter. At ear level on the engine side it was 85 dBA, and about 1 dBA less on the muffler side. At 23 ft (7meters) the measurements at ear level were 65 dBA on the muffler side and 66 on the engine side. With a 5'9' by 3'9" by 3/4" thick piece of cardboard standing upright between the generator and the meter the sound was reduced 8dBA on either side. This cardboard was free from the Sears box pile. So with a simple shield the sound was reduced to 58 dBA. Next I'll build a box but want to monitor temperatures with and without. I suspect that the open ended box the Professor built will be a good design - with four sides you will need a fan and some vents. Problem is, even if your engine doesn't overheat enough to quit from metal expansion, you can be frying your oil, leading to premature engine wear. So my goal will be to maintain normal out of the box temperatures.

By the way- how do you post pictures? Can you just copy them into this window or is there another procedure?