[Fourlanders] It's Alive II

[Bill Pence]

I would love to get one of these.  I wonder if the we could make up a group
purchase?
I bet I know several more people at my church who would get in as well.

maybe with a top price of 1200/unit.

who deals them in SC? is there a web list somewhere? I searched on google
for
MEP-003A but did not find much useful info on who sells.

I suspect we would be looking for 10-15 units...

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 6:45 AM, Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com>wrote:

> Excellent presentation, Shane.
>
> It must be nice to have good instrumentation on the genny.  A lot of units
> lack meters of any sort.
>
> I don't know how many tons you have, or the inrush current - but have you
> started your air conditioner from the genny yet, or do you think you're on
> the hairy-edge of surge capacity?
>
> I've been watching Gov Deals for a year or more.  I lost a deal for 1000
> feet of LMR-900!  And I got gypped by no response to my shipper inquiries.
> Do you have some tips on using the site and what we can expect to pay for a
> genny of that size?
>
> 73's
> Tom
> KI4WOU
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Shane Autrey KI4M
> <iam4thapack at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > Bob et al;
> >    I know you all are in good shape with this set but I have recently
> > purchased a military surplus set for use here at home in the case of an
> > extended utility loss. They are showing up a lot lately on GSA, Gov
> Deals,
> > and Gov liquidation for decent prices. They are 10 KW continuous 15 KW
> > surge. They are capable of producing 240V single phase or 208 3 phase
> just
> > by flipping a reconnect switch. That makes them handy to run some of the
> > surplus industrial machine shop equipment at home without buying a rotary
> > phase converter! Anyhow look for Onan MEP-003a generators if you want a
> > cheap good diesel generator for home or portable contest use.. They are
> air
> > cooled and are easy to work on. I love mine and will not part with it for
> > anything.
> >
> > Here is a video of mine firing up after I got it home this past winter...
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8_YdEBcA1g
> >
> > Shane Autrey KI4M EM95dr
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 8/27/10, Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: Bob Lear <w4zst at windstream.net>
> > Subject: [Fourlanders] It's Alive  II
> > To: "fourlanders at contesting.com" <fourlanders at contesting.com>
> > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 8:45 PM
> >
> > Well, I am finished with replacing the alternator on the 15kW diesel
> > generator and it is playing just fine.  Even looks semi-professional.
> > Small modifications to wiring and it's charging the battery, belt
> > running true, water pump pumping the renewed charge of anti-freeze.  All
> > is well in the generator's little world.
> >
> > I have run it yesterday for 40 mins and today for 50 more.  Belt running
> > true, no leaks anywhere, antifreeze level good.
> >
> > I finished hooking up everything today before I test ran it again.  The
> > new alternator is charging the battery just fine.
> >
> > I will probably run it some more tomorrow when Ron and Scott are here,
> > but I think we are in great shape for the contest and I wouldn't worry
> > about the generator at all.
> >
> >
> > 73, Bob
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