On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:23:49 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-13, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!

Thanks... Kind of excited... Picking up wednesday...

Have fun!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

The mayor of a small burg should have bought that for the times ahead.
Perfect for running an entire small town, huh?


What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

You can use any kind of engine, but it probably needs the correct
connector plate for the generator end, I will see once I separate
them.

I'm wondering what horsepower it would take to make it produce very
lightly, like 20% of its nominal output. Knowing what CAN be mated to
it might help you sell it.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin