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  1. N

    What generator do I need

    Hi I have a beer cooler, two drinks chillers and for standard lights I want to run off a generator and would like to know what wattage generator I need? Beer cooler says on the back: 240 volts and 2.0a Drinks chiller says: (have 2 of these) 75w 4 lights: 40 watt bulbs Thanks in advance Neil
  2. C

    installing a temp generator

    I have a small bungalow sized building which I essentially a hut. They lost power and the DNO may not rectify for a while. The building will need a temp generator and only needs 3kw of power, asides from checking up on the regs can anyone offer some advice through their own experience?
  3. F

    Power for mobile catering - batteries versus generator?

    Hi all, I'm new here and have a pretty specific question. We've got a vintage ambulance we've converted to a coffee bar. There's a mains voltage hookup to a 3 way consumer unit which runs everything including a 12v charger which charges 2 x 110Ah batteries. Now, we're looking at a pitch where...
  4. K

    How not to melt a cable

    Any help appreciated, I have a basic understanding of electrics. I'm going to be hosting a small event ran entirely from one 2500kW generator. Off this I'm running two 500W speakers, a laptop connected to a mixer, two small laser projectors (doesn't specify any wattage but they're domestic not...
  5. N

    Generator Voltage Failure

    Tested one of our generators this morning, only about 76KW engine set. Started up fine, took the load of the building fine, connected a load bank, fine. Voltage readings all 240ish, temperature as expected, oil temperature as expected, coolant temperature as expected. 1.5hours later. Chug chug...
  6. Stuart Houghton

    Earthing Generator TNCS

    My customer wants to have one ring main connected via a change over switch to a generator. Earthing is TNCS My idea was is move the ring main to a new consumer unit run a 6mm T&E to the change over switch from the 32 amp mcb in the main C/U where the ring main was. Then a 6mm T&E back from...
  7. U

    Maximum zs generator and rubber box

    Can anyone point me in the right direction. I am working for a company who do temp power for welders etc from a generator. We have been given a load of new boards to pre check befor they go on site. Powerlock connectors in and then D63 on a commando sockets. I have put the maximum zs of...
  8. H

    Advise needed. Diesel generator loading issues

    Hi everyone, I would really appreciate some advise. I'm a domestic electrician but my neighbors asked me for some help on a issue he has and here I am. So my neighbor has a tree surgeon company, they have a yard where the cut and dry logs as well. So they've just got a new drying system...
  9. N

    Generator Earthing/Voltage etc

    Evening all, Got a 5.75kva Generator on site powering a show home via a 32A commando plug. I have 110 L-E 110 N-E and 222v L-N. I have an Earth electrode in the ground feeding the E point on the gernator with a 10mm bond from the consumer unit to the same E point. The problem i have is i...
  10. R

    Dirty generator power

    I live off grid, and use a generator to top up my battery bank in the winter when my solar is not producing, my inverter generator died, and I don't have the money to replace it, I'm using a back up Chinese nasty capacitor run geny, I would like to know if there is any device I can buy to safely...
  11. Ian1981

    Earthing arrangements of switched alternative generator sets

    Regulation 551.4.3.2.1 suggests that when supplying earthing for a switched alternative generator that fault protection should not rely upon the TN building supply earthing ie an earth electrode would need to be installed for the generator. My question is should the electrode also be connected...
  12. A

    How is a generator earthed and given neutral?

    Hi I have a question i cant seem to get an answer too. If you have a portable generator and you plug for instance a fridge or any appliance directly into it, how is the neutral/earthing provided?? I know already that normally you can connect the neutral and earth from an existing...
  13. T

    Royal Raymond Rife frequency generator

    Just throwing this out there to assay if anyone has done any work on the above or knows anything of it. Would be interesting to hear your views and thoughts if you have come across it or been involved in any way. I have been looking into this since around 2004 and attended a centre where this...
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    Why, on a given turbine, a smaller generator would generate less output?

    Hello everyone, I am a mechanical engineer with litle knowledge about electrical so I need advice from people knowing about electrical system. Having a wind turbine that I am testing at the moment, I first placed a big generator (PMG 500kW 690V @ 300RPM - 18000Nm) behind it and it could...
  15. D

    25kv generator cable size ???

    can anybody tell me what size sy cable I need for a 25kv 3 phase temp generator please to power a 3 phase machine lathe
  16. lloydy304

    Generator earth electrod?

    I wire out mobile decontamination units that have a 3 kva generator. We supple earth electrodes with our units for use with the generator. Every circuit is protected by an 30ma rcd and the generators earth and neutral are conected in the generator. Because the generator is under 5 kva, rcd...
  17. Rocboni

    45kw motor and generator problem

    Hi all, Got a bit of a problem with a new generator when starting a 60hp motor. It's a 250kva generator with a 125A mounted plug, the plug is protected by a C125 A Merlin gerin c120h MCB with combined 300mA RCD, the motor starts fine but when it changes over to delta it trips the 125A mcb (I...
  18. E

    Electrician Jobs TBuild your own Tesla Generator

    Why is this site advertising Tesla generator when we all know it is a conn ?
  19. E

    Voltage regulator which regulates voltage coming our of a DC Generator

    I need a strong voltage regulator that is used to regulate the voltages coming out of a continuous DC generator. Four poles of high current currents that connect with the thermometer to output a 24 volt voltage to the load. Control by magnetic coil files controlled by an automatic voltage...
  20. L

    Standby Generator Earthing (TT or TN-S)

    Hi Everyone The utility supply for an installation is of TT system. The Generator start point is connected to the its frame and earthed to an electrode. Thus, the installation has its own earthing electrode. I would like to know whether the installation is a TT or TN-S system when the standby...

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