Re: [LUG] Wanted: Lister or Staromatic diesel/oil engine to allow off grid laptop use

["Ben Goodger" <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 22/11/06, Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:53:26 +0000
"M.Blackmore" <mblackmore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Totally off topic, or possibly, just, a teensiest little bit relevant
> in the most tenuous degree 'cos I'm planning to go off grid with a
> domestic scale combined heat and power system using veggie oil (and
> flog any excess lekky back to the grid).

Are you going to be using some form of UPS between the machine and the
generator? Computers don't like variations in voltage.

> Still doesn't solve the problem of boiling the kettle 3 or 4 times a
> day (3kw load for say 2 minutes for a big pot) but when we ditch the
> last of the CRT TVs and monitors then we're well within the range for
> a good old 6/1 Lister...

And spikes arising from a kettle (on or off) also signal problems for a computer.

I'd say you're better off keeping your sensitive electrickery connected to the grid - of course, your vegetable-power local circuit should be OK for the rest of the house. Don't forget to connect your central heating system to a pipe laid in contact with the engine!

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