From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 14 2006 - 12:59:30 PST
Those PTO generators are geared so that you only need to feed them power
at 540 rpm to get full voltage and 60 cycle power out of them. The PTO
speed is usually not the same as the engine RPM, since the PTO runs off
the transmission or transfer case gearset.
Dave
Wayne Harris wrote:
> I was thinking RPM had more to do with the cycles than kw. The sites I
> looked at had 1500 rpm = 50 cycle, 1800 rpm = 60 cycles. I run my M816
> at 1300 rpm for the crane (small loads) anything more seems awful loud.
> I don't think even if I turned the TV up to max I could hear it over the
> engine. Wayne
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>> From: Arthur Bloom <m35prod@optonline.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: Re: [MV] M35, what next for longer bed?
>> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:24:25 -0500
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>> Yes, I just did the calculations. 1 kilowatt = 1.3 hp No big deal for a
>> multi-fuel.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>> To: "Arthur Bloom" <m35prod@optonline.net>
>> Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MV] M35, what next for longer bed?
>>
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>> | Yes, but not much more. One or two clicks on the throttle control
>> | should do it.
>> |
>> | I've got a 55 hp Hercules farm engine I use to power a 10 KW generator
>> | when the lights go out. It loafs along at 1200 rpm and has power to
>> | spare running the 10 KW generator at capacity. It burns 2 gph on gas.
>> | A big multifuel should not have to break 1000 rpm to get a lot more
>> than
>> | 10 KW.
>> |
>> | Dave
>> |
>> | Arthur Bloom wrote:
>> | > It's gonna need to do more than idle to make 10 kW.
>> | >
>> | > apb
>> | >
>> | > ----- Original Message -----
>> | > From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>> | > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> | > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:33 AM
>> | > Subject: Re: [MV] M35, what next for longer bed?
>> | >
>> | >
>> | > |
>> | > | Instead of going with a longer bed to fit a diesel generator in
>> front,
>> | > | why not go with a PTO driven generator and just run the truck
>> engine
>> | > | when you need the power. 10-15 KW generators with low speed 540
>> rpm
>> | > | inputs are commonly used as PTO devices from farm tractors. You
>> could
>> | > | mount the generator underneath the truck, so it would be out of
>> view
>> and
>> | > | put the switchgear up above. From previous posts I believe that
>> the
>> | > | multifuel engines draw about 1 gph when idling.
>> | > |
>> | > | Anyway, this is just an idea that came to mind.
>> | > |
>> | > | Dave
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