Bud-- wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Bennett Price wrote:

I wonder about the initial assumption that a small generator is unsafe
for TV/PC. Isn't the generator's output pretty close to a perfect sine
wave - better than what comes out of a UPS? The frequency may go up and
down a bit - I don't think this is a big problem unless you are using a
turntable. Voltage will waiver but if you don't overload the generator
this might not be too bad.

If you wish to use a UPS w. the generator, be sure to buy one that has a
sensitivity switch to ignore generator variations.



No. Take a look at the output with a scope and you'll see.


Any idea why it isn't a sine wave?

bud--


It would take way too much typing. Find a college EE book on power
generation and distribution, then prepare for some heavy reading.

In layman's terms, its the transformers and motors that help clean up
the power on the grid and you don't have all that to help filter the
output on a single small generator.


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