T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator

Why not source a diesel powered generator , and eliminate the risk of using a volatile liquid on a boat ?.

Safety should be paramount , and petrol and LPG are inherently unsafe , on a boat.

There are plenty of purpose built diesel powered marine generators on the market.

Regards Rob J.

--- On Mon, 26/10/09, James Sizemore <james@deny.org> wrote:

From: James Sizemore <james@deny.org>
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] DC Telecom Generator
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Received: Monday, 26 October, 2009, 7:17 AM

Because they were listed as "DC Telecom Generators" I assume they do self start to charge remote site battery packs, but if not it still would be a nice as an emergency power source incase of battery pack total failure.

On Oct 25, 2009, at 1:43 AM, Eric wrote:

At a total weight of 50 pounds, I seriously doubt the described generator is self starting, if that is what you mean by cutting on via an external monitor. I wouldn't expect any controls that are more sophisticated than what the Honda generators provide in their 120v AC versions.

For me, size, weight and output are higher priorities than cost. Available wattage is the important factor, amps and volts can be adjusted as needed fairly easily. Like another response in this thread, the 120v AC generator may be more useful due to it's applicability to other tasks, especially if there is an appropriately sized, sophisticated charger already on board.

Fair winds,
Eric

--- In electricboats@ yahoogroups. com, James Sizemore <james@...> wrote:
>
> I would also be interested in a reasonable priced DC generator in the
> 48v range. Did they have any battery monitoring circuitry built in?
> Or where they cut on and off via an external monitor?
>
>
> On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:12 PM, marselectric1 wrote:
>
> > I just got back from the Canton Fair in China where I found a
> > supplier of Gasoline DC Telecom Generators. There is one that looks
> > like a Honda Portable Inverter Generator. The unit is rated at 1.6
> > kw, weighs 50 pounds, and it looks to be very quiet (variable speed
> > type). The output is 52.5 VDC at 30.5 Amps....
> >
> > John Fiorenza
> > Mars Electric LLC
> >
> >
>