On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:43:53 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
That story is repeated, the world over. People
undererstimate how much gasoline a generator can
use. Wide open, some take a galon an hour.

Had some friends in NZ with a pair that'd go through a gallon of
diesel a minute under full load... :-)

Now, THAT is a big, furry pair.

Yeah, engines were 44,000 cubic inch straight-8's (two-stroke)... each
was hooked to a big alternator (1200kVA if I remember right). All 1930's
tech, so I'm sure they were ridiculously inefficient by modern standards!

cheers

Jules