On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:58:57 GMT, Ignoramus4723
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:07:30 GMT, Carl Byrns wrote:

-Carl (proud owner of a genuine Kohler Electric Plant)

Very nice, did you buy it new? What kind of genset is that?

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It's a monster- Kohler K181 single cylinder cast iron engine and a
Kohler generator section. The generator section has three windings-
AC, starting, and a (IIRC) 200 amp 12/24 volt DC winding for
jump-starting cars or trucks. The big DC circuit can, according to
legend, be modified for use as a welder. The one in mine is tied off.
The thing weighs about 300 pounds and the AC output is only 2200 wats,
making less-than-portable. However, it has so much rotating mass it
will pick up sudden loads smoothly (like the time I had it powering a
fridge, halogen lamp. and a kerosene salamander and plugged in another
fridge I thought was off. It wasn't and the entire genset jumped off
the ground a couple of inches. The fridge started just fine.)
The starter winding is neat- press the button and the engine quietly
starts to spin up- no gear noise.

-Carl