[TheForge] OT: Generators

[Steve Smith]

I've had pretty good luck building rotary phase converters myself. I 
like quiet, so I view a generator as a "last resort". One person's opinion.

Steve

Albin F. Drzewianowski wrote:

> Let me throw out another concept to this discussion.
> 
> Where I live, 3-phase power from the grid is not an option.  I have wondered
> what it would take to have a generator set up to supply 3-phase power for
> tools.  And then when the power goes out be able to provide back up power to
> the house.  This topic has been on my  "need to research" list for a while,
> but has not percolated to the top of that list yet. So this discussion is
> very welcome.
> 
> In various discussions about about setting up generators, people talk about
> having single phase and 2-phase power available, but there is no metion of
> 3-phase power.  If one is going to go to the expense of setting up a
> generator, why not have one that can provide 3-phase.  For a hobbyist having
> a generator to fire up when you need to use your power hammer  or other
> machine tools seems a reasonable compromise to making up 3-phase converters.
> 
> Thought????
> 
> Regards,
> Albin Drzewianowski
> Westminster, MD
> 
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