Generators was Re: S100 address buss troubleshooting

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Scott Stevens" <chenmel at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:00 PM


> On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 15:16:37 -0500
> "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at randy482.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> My wife works at Menards in the hardware dept.  Believe me, some people
> don't let the lack of oil in a gas engine stop them from using it.  For
> a short while, anyway.  Then they bring it back to the store. ;(

Luckily mine has a sensor and won't run without oil.

My neighbor's generator's gas tank is like a square donut and the spark-plug 
is accessible through the hole, my generator's spark-plug is offset at an 
angle through the side.  Seems a little stupid having the spark-plug right 
next to the gas fill cap.

I told my neighbor that most generator related injuries come from adding gas 
to a hot generator and he should be careful.

Every year people blow themselves up adding gas to a running generator.

My neighbors generator looks like they designed it to get someone hurt.


Randy
www.s100-manuals.com