lister generator will not generate electricity?

Posted March 21st, 2009

quita asked: will not generate electricity.motor runs have checked with a voltmeter, it is not portable but bolted to the ground on a chassisStephany

How do I make my own wind power generators?

Posted March 21st, 2009

John S asked: I want to make my own wind power generator at home because I want to use it to power my laptop and a small portable TV. How do I go about building wind power generators?Freida

What sort of shops sell them?

Posted March 19th, 2009

StandTall asked: Where can I buy a portable external electric power generator? What sort of shops sell them? I went to several hardware shops and I am surprised they don’t sell them.Corene

Whole house generators?

Posted March 18th, 2009

babanugee asked: I live in hurricane country in Texas…recently spent a good deal of time w/out power. Most of my neighbors had portable generators that allowed them to run a fridge, TV, few lights, few fans…but they had to refill gas like crazy. And with power being out so widespread, gas was hard to find [...]

Can multiple alternators be connected in parallel or in series?

Posted March 7th, 2009

ptwnry asked: When building a homebuilt portable generator using two or more alternators, if I wanted to increase the voltage of the generator so that I could use it to charge a high voltage battery bank could I wire the alternators in series to increase their overall voltage similar to a battery bank? Alternatively, if [...]

Which wires go where?

Posted March 5th, 2009

sillyme:-) asked: Portable generator needs to be able to hookup to heatpump during emergency outage; generator has 4 @120v outlets and 1@ 240. Can I wire 240 generator outlet into heatpump, during blackouts, and how do I ? which wires go where? I have insured enough wattage in the generator to run heatpump. Just need [...]

What kind of alternator?

Posted March 5th, 2009

jaredrainey15 asked: I am building a generator with a 18hp Briggs an stratton engine but I need an alternator. I want to get as many watts out of this as I can. The 8000 or 10000 watt portable generators that you can buy at lower or sears use a 15hp Briggs engine so I no [...]

Do you have or plan to get emergency supplies in your home?

Posted March 4th, 2009

bsc_student_08 asked: Emergency supplies, such as canned food, bottles/jugs of water, first aid kit, blankets, flashlights, portable electric generator, radio, batteries, matches, candles, books, extra clothes, tools, emergency plans/instructions, compass, area maps, phonebook, etc.Cornelia

Do you know how to build a self powered generator like the one sold by C Crane Co. at the link below?

Posted March 4th, 2009

james asked: http://www.ccrane.com/more-categories/alternative-power/freeplay-freecharge-weza-portable-energy-source.aspxAlba

Is their a device that heats up water without using a hot water heater?

Posted March 3rd, 2009

offthahook08 asked: Heres the problem. I got a generator but it its not enough to run my hot water heater. Is their a portable device out thier like a thermal device that i can use to stick in the tub and make the water hot? I know it maybe a dumb question.But I want [...]