[UK-CONTEST] Portable Generators....

[Roger Western]

Hence my comment about 'Zero Risk': once per 100 years per 60 million 
population is acceptable risk.
Proportionality: imbue folks with intelligence, not with stupidity!
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


-----Original Message----- 
From: M0RXX
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:26 AM
To: Roger Western
Cc: UK-Contest at contesting. com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Portable Generators....

Ask the lady with 40% BURNS the gas pilot was on.
IF you can guarantee that there is no naked flame OR RF TX around then 
petrol is safe to decant! If not know where your local A & E is and 
directions to your location for the Ambulance.
There are some nasty videos of petrol station incidents of flash fires you 
do not get chance to move.
p.s. your insurance won't cover you.

Stuart Southern.

Radio Amateur. M0RXX
First Aid Saves Lives.

Think - If a Cardiac Arrest happened where you are now - where would the 
nearest AED be?

AEDs save lives..."The Resuscitation Council (UK) strongly recommends the 
implementation of early defibrillation. Increased provision of early 
defibrillation through the widespread deployment of AEDs is now considered a 
realistic strategy for reducing mortality from cardiac arrest due to 
ischaemic heart disease."

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On 4 Apr 2012, at 23:51, "Roger Western" <g3sxw at btinternet.com> wrote:

> 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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