Re: [MV] Mil Gen reliability/durability

Glenn Shaw (dogstar@gis.net)
Sat, 06 Mar 1999 07:54:14 -0500

I wonder if we shouldn't actually be saying the mil generators
are built RIGHT and the civilian stuff is typical entertainment
grade crap that companies put out as cheap as they can to the
masses.

Glenn MVPA

Cougarjack@aol.com wrote:
>
> << The mil stuff isn't necessarily 'over designed'
> it's just designed for a specific rating (electrical) and a certain life
> (hours). >>
>
> How true! In Southeast Asia, my air cav outfit ran their gen sets 24 hours a
> day the entire tour. They even devised ways to change the oil without shutting
> down. I didn't see any failures, except for one which blew out a filter
> cartridge and shut down automatically. I don't think there is a commercial
> unit that could do that in all weather, continuous duty.
>
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