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 & MrWizard wrote:
Here's a thought to chew on...
With the low oil shut off most of these units have and some of us considering enclosures, what are your thoughts about using an appropriately rated Klixon temp switch for thermal protection for the generator head in the shut down circuit? Just allow for the switch to be normally open and then closed to ground when in an overtemp situation.
nice idea ( if you can find one )
i know all the ones I see in the surplus catalogs are normally closed and open at temp
seems they all come from coffee makers or other heating devices
Why not pop a 7404 Hex Inverter onto a small perf board after the NC device? Cheap. Easy to build. Will allow a NC device to behave like a NO device. If you need a circuit, I can give you one.
BTW - I ran some more temperature test last week. Outside temperature was 92 degrees F. Generator was operating with a 2,200 watt load. Temp at the head (closest to the engine) was 174 degrees F. In the center of the genny the temp was 136 degrees F. This is a nice operating range.
Also, Harbor Freight has the non-contact infrared thermometer on sale for $39.95 (was $79.95 regular, the dropped to $59.95). This is a nice device for any RVer to have - check for hot brake drums (dragging brake shoes), hot wheel bearings (imminent failure), oven temps (my temp dial is a joke), water heater temp (did the wife use it all with her shower?), outside grill temps (don't want to burn the roast), generator temps, etc. Just point and shoot. I use mine frequently.
