[UK-CONTEST] Generator reccomendations?

[Tom Wylie]

If you hire a generator from a plant hire company insist they 
demonstrate it to you under load before accepting it

Sometimes, if they are used for example on motorway lighting or 
something like that they have set the output up as high as 26/270 volts 
to compensate for long cable volts drop.    Ensure it runs at 230v under 
load....

73 de tom
gm4fdm


Ray Goff wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Far be it from me to question your wisdom, but the plant hire companies will
> hire you a generator for the weekend for around £30. The one that the Oxford
> club uses for NFD runs 2.5 KW and is electrically noise free and quiet
> enough if you put it up wind of the station!
>
> For the few outings we do a year, it doesn't seem worth the cost of buying
> one, finding somewhere to store it and also maintaining it.
>
> In your deliberations, I would consider a diesel generator from the point of
> view of safety - particularly if you plan to fill the genny while it is
> running; diesel is much less flammable than petrol! However, on the flip
> side, if you let a diesel genny run dry it is a real bugger to get started
> again as you need to bleed the injectors.
>
> 73
>
> Ray, G4FON 
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: 15 May 2006 22:26
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Generator reccomendations?
>
> Our club wishes to purchase a generator for occasional contest and special
> event use...100w + PC only...any definitive recommendations along the lines
> of I brought the XXX Genny from B&Q and it was
> fab/awful/adequate....enquiring minds wish to know.
>
> Any ideas 
>
> Paul g0WAT
>
> _______________________________________________
> UK-Contest mailing list
> UK-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/uk-contest
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> UK-Contest mailing list
> UK-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/uk-contest
>
>
>