Generators was Re: S100 address buss troubleshooting

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:54 PM


> On 6/5/05, Randy McLaughlin <cctalk at randy482.com> wrote:
>> Recently there was a power blackout where I live.  I started up my gas
>> generator (5500 watts) and used high quality extension cords to hook up 
>> the
>> TV, satellite reciever, and refidgerator, and some lights.  My neighbor 
>> had
>> a tiny generator (800 watts) he knew nothing about.  I helped him get his
>> going and told him to get a good extension cord, I plugged it in and 
>> handed
>> him the other end and told him to use that for power.  He pointed out 
>> that
>> the cord had a female socket and asked how to plug it into the house 
>> wiring
>> to power the whole house :)
>
> Were you later able to read by the glow from the remains of his house?
>
> -ethan

No I explained to him that he didn't have a big enough generator to even run 
a full sized fridge safely but he could run a couple of lamps and a TV.

He was disappointed since he had a fridge & two freezers, I told him to make 
sure no one opened them and the power came back on in a few hours.

I like independence so having a medium sized generator and LP grill & Cajun 
cooker means I can get a long even though I have an all electric house.

It's funny I got the generator through some horse-trading from a buddy a few 
years ago.  It was a millennium generator (when everyone thought everything 
would turn off  in 2000).  It had never even had oil put into it before I 
got it.  We have ice storms that can keep power out for days at a time but 
none since I get the generator.  I'd run it for testing but this was the 
first time I needed to use it for real, it just goes to show if you have a 
generator the power won't hardly fail :)


Randy
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