[UK-CONTEST] Portable Generators....

[Roger Western]

Has anyone ever had a 'flash fire' or is this just theoretical?

This sounds like "Zero-Risk Elf 'n Safety". I have (carefully) refilled 
generators while running for the past several decades with no problem.

Within a year or so we will need PAT testing for all NFD stations, £10m of 
liability insurance, CRB for anyone under age 25, compliance with 'Elf & 
Safety EU legislation, CE marking, carbon replacement vouchers, green-belt 
protection certificates, feed-the-birds & fishing permits . . . . the world 
has gone mad.

Whatever happened to personal responsibility?
73 de Roger/G3SXW.



-----Original Message----- 
From: David
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:13 PM
To: UK-Contest at contesting. com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Portable Generators....

We, VARC, had an identical radio set up to your proposals for a 160m contest
last year. We used 2 Honda 2KW inverter generators ganged together with an
optional cable. One of them we ran in eco mode (very mean on fuel burn)
while the other we ran in normal mode. We found this worked very well and
allowed us to turn off one generator when refuelling while carrying on with
the linear in standby. Most of the time UK outside air temperature is above
the flash point of petrol. I would never refuel a generator with it running
as the risk of a flash fire or even a fuel/air explosion makes turning off
the wise thing to do.

If you want to refuel without switching off get a diesel generator.

The Hondas are expensive generators but the club has one and a member has
one hence the ability to gang two of them together. Also using 2 meant if
one failed we could carry on contesting without the amplifier.

73 David G3YYD


-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of robert rushbrooke
Sent: 04 April 2012 16:54
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Portable Generators....

Slightly off topic but I would be interested to hear what portable contest
stations are using in the way of generators and what equipment it powers.

My club runs a single radio, Acom 1000 and a couple of laptops.


Regards,

Bob - 2E0KLO

rrushbrooke at yahoo.com
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