[TheForge] How large a generator?

[Jerry Frost]

I have a Lincoln Ranger 9 welder generator that' puts 
out 9 or 10kw. I forget. It's plenty to run the house 
including well start up from 200' down. It makes a 
difference. It isn't very fuel efficient though and 
uses a little better than 1gl/hr under a moderate load. 
It will run the lathe, 220v @ 50amp. but lugs at 
startup.

I wouldn't go any less than 30kw diesel and 40kw's 
probably better. Not having enough juice at startup is 
really hard on electricals, motors, electronics, even 
lights don't like it.

What happened to the hydroelectric, the crick freeze in 
winter?

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>


> How large a gar/diesel generator do the wise folks 
> here feel would be needed to run a household 
> (typical, FWIW) plus a shop (TIG welder, misc. 
> machines, most that will not be run simultaneously, 
> but a few that may).
>
> 30Kw?  $0?  More?  Less?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Andy
>