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Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Fri, 6 Feb 2015 21:44:21 -0500
...I prefer a generator any time seriously. same noise, that one can eventually channel out. A banjo??? Never... Karl 1981 Westy "Jenny" 2000 VW...
Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:52:40 -0800
...Prices on Honda generators A link in a previous post showed the Honda 1000 at just under $1,000 BUT that is not the...
Re: AC/DC and I'm not talking sex...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:21:19 +0000
...Do you really want a generator self starting at 3 AM? Larger RV and boats use auto start generators. Especially as some are going...
Re: The best GENERATOR
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:36:14 -0800
...The best GENERATOR http://www.consumersearch.com/portable-generators/honeywell-hw2000i While it may not be quite as popular as a Honda or Yamaha...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:09:33 -0800
...Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell...
Re: Using a generator with a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Steve
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:49:42 -0800
...It is key > that you purchase -quiet- generator or you will be person non grata to those > more granola, tent-camping types you may...
Portable Generator
Historical mailing list - Mel Stireman
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:01:03 EDT
Anyone use a portable generator when camping? Are they worth the extra weight?What do you use? 1982 AIR Westfalia Mel
Re: generators/inverters for camping
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:47 -0500
...The Honda 2000 generator is (slightly) quieter, but substantially heavier than the Honda 1000 generator. The Honda 1000 is very nice for camping, and...
Re: Friday: Camping, generators, solar
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:48:42 -0600
...Camping, generators, solar > > I've posted before about generators and camping. They're awful, when it's > not YOUR generator. > > I know there are...
help on electrics !!!!!!
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Oct 1995 00:31:09 -0400
I am having unexplainable problems with my 70 westy The generator light did not go off intermittently a few months ago, and I even...
Re: Portable Generator
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:44:45 -0700
I've been using the same small Honda generator (don't know the model) for over 20 years. It's been a quiet, dependable...
Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:56:34 -0700
...I can't tell if generator people are oblivious, inconsiderate, > or some mixture of both. I think it is a mixture of both.. Oblivious...
Van with a wind generator
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:32:17 -0600
...They guy had a massive solar setup and a wind generator on a mast. Want to see the pics to see how he fastened...
Re: Visibility - Rear Wind Deflector
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:56:38 -0600
...a strip of plastic with molded generators. http://choondiy.blogspot.com/2008/05/pem-part-iii-vortex-generator.html joel
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 21:15:41 -0600
...generator. > > > > OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA > > la LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator...
Re: generators again-Honda EU1000
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:59:28 -0500
...An electric heater would be, arguably, the worst use of a generator, due to multiple levels of efficiency loss (there's probably more heat...
Re: Portable Generator
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 12:54:47 -0700
...The fellows installing my roof on a sheet metal building were running two screw guns and a skill saw off the same little generator...
Re: generators/inverters for camping
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:28:54 -0800
...If so, did you try that connection? > > > > Why should the output of a rotating generator be anything but a sine > > wave? Does the generator...
Is it my generator?
Historical mailing list - Pat Wheaton
Thu, 2 May 1996 23:12:15 -0700
So the generator light is flickering in the '59 bus. It stays off at idle, but as RPMs increase, the generator light flicks on...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:44:33 -0500
...generator. > > OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA la > LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator...
Re: Idea for A/C and camping-Toyotomi Portable A/C
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 05:12:44 EDT
...generators >> Could you post the list of these? I guess it makes sense that the park service wouldn't want loud or polluting generators...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 13:26:26 -0700
...Gas & > diesel generators are not the way to go anymore, even tho solar arrays > are only 12-15% efficient, they are lot's easier...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 15:29:44 -0800
...I've not encountered many VW vans with generators, but there are some. Organized formal camps often have "generator hours". It just amazes me...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 17:34:09 -0500
...generator. > > OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA la > LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator...
Re: The best GENERATOR
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:55:27 -0500
...http://lmgtfy.com/?q=honda+generator+prices
generators/inverters for camping
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:37:53 -0800
...But...and here's the wierdness, I borrowed a Honda generator from a neighbor. Everything works properly with that generator. Trailer invertor/battery charger...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 06:57:49 -0800
I, too, think that generators are really bad when camping. Why someone would assume that other people within earshot of their generator noise are...
Re: The best GENERATOR
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:04:41 -0400
...The best GENERATOR > > http://www.consumersearch.com/portable-generators/honeywell-hw2000i > > While it may not be quite as popular as a Honda or Yamaha...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:07:32 -0800
I use a honda EU2000i portable generator. Noise level 53 to 59 dB (you can carry on a conversation right next to it). Yes...
Re: solar panels
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:16:24 -0500
> Sounds like a Honda generator. I know that I bring a 50 foot > extension > cord to put mine a little ways away from the...
Re: 120v generator set up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:35:08 -0400
In order for generator produced power to be clean, the engine also has to be highly regulated. This would not be possible with something...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:50:09 -0500
I'm one of those with a Honda 1000 generator. I don't use it all that often, and then only in the daylight...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 20:24:06 -0500
...Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell...
Re: Using a generator with a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:48:05 PST
...The wattage required depends on what you want to run off the generator. Personally, I can't think of any reason to take a...
Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:29:55 -0800
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > 12V generator > Product info; > http://www.christieengineering.com.au...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - J B
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 19:35:29 -0500
...Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell...
Re: The best GENERATOR
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:00:08 -0500
http://www.consumersearch.com/portable-generators/honeywell-hw2000i While it may not be quite as popular as a Honda or Yamaha the price is...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 21:11:22 -0600
...In other words, the noise generators are free to disrupt the best part of the day. When I go to campgrounds, I choose "primitive...
6v generators
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 May 1996 20:23:55 -0700
Is there any market for 6v generators? I have a couple and would like to see them go to a good home rather than...
Re: generators/inverters for camping
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:51:17 -0500
...But...and here's the wierdness, I borrowed a Honda generator from a neighbor. Everything works properly with that generator. Trailer invertor/battery charger...
Re: Mount propex under the Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:20:38 -0700
Dennis Haynes wrote: > In the RV world generators that run on the same fuel as the vehicle are > plumbed to the tank in such...
generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 31 Oct 94 16:23:53 CST
Trailer Life Magazine, October 1994 Portable Power by Jack Innis A portable generator becomes a valuable asset while camping beyond electrical hookups. You can...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:22:43 -0500
i also hate noisy generators. that said, i have a generator mounted in a small trailer with sound proofing that can not be heard...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 13:11:51 -0600
...Generator rant. > > Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator > on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue...
Re: Coleman Fuel For You CamperHeads
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:48:08 -0700
Oddly, you can run ordinary gasoline in your coleman if you remember to be fastidious in maintaining the "generator", Seek out coleman generator theory...
Generator in the Engine Bay
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:29:00 -0700
Has anyone ever put a Generator in the engine compartment, like in the side tail light area? I guess you would have to have...
Electrical - '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Ralph P. Geho
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:14:22 -0400
...I am purchasing a 1000w Honda EU1000 generator. Its Specs are: AC output: 120v 1000w (1.0kva) max., 900w (0.9kva) rated DC output...
Re: was solar panels, now gen. noise
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:48:59 -0700
...The generators were enclosed in sound-deadening boxes. Jerry in AZ (too far from the beach :(. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joel walker" <uncajoel@BELLSOUTH.NET...
RE: generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Nov 1994 08:13:06 -0800
If its simply a choice between out in the woods with a generator and not going out into the woods, I'm inclined to...
Re: Vanagon Camper/Roof AC
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 17 Jul 95 09:53:32 CDT
...but he also has a small generator on his front bumper. or at least, he HAD a small generator up there ... i think he...
Re: Portable Generator
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:38:04 -0700
...Portable Generator Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:01:03 EDT Anyone use a portable generator when camping? Are they worth the extra weight...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:24:18 -0800
...noise, generator full blast etc etc... the next day I almost put a couple of sugar cube in their generator while they are out...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:33:08 -0500
...No generator, no loud music, no bright lights. David McNeely On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > I, too...
Re: Anyone install a Generator?
Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 04:56:03 EDT
...I couldn't find a 1000 watt max./900 watt continuous generator that was that light at any price. Alamia.com sells these for...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:10:06 -0800
...10:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Fri. Generator rant. You play a banjo and pipes bother you??? Karl Wolz Sent...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:40:07 -0500
...I am bothered by generators and loud stereos. I suspect the critters are bothered by those things when there are no other people around...
Re: Fri. Generator rant.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 18:17:26 -0800
...Generator rant. > > Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator > on. Plug your ears, stick out your tongue...
120v generator set up
Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:21:47 -0600
I have been thinking that I would like to replace my ac unit with a generator/alternator system to power my lights for location...
Gas Gen. in Engine space? Nooooo!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:53:06 -0700
If ever a VW Vanagon pulled in near me to park/camp and fired up a friggin' Generator...I'd be appalled! Now, I...
alternator vs. generator for 71 camper
Historical mailing list - Mike Mulligan-Shaw
Thu, 23 May 1996 08:54:41 EST
...Is it desirable to put my generator on the motor currently using the alternator? The guy will throw in the voltage regulator for a...