Well today we got a nice propane generator, link is below..
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/briggs-stratton-gas-powered-generator/1006377503#gallery-item-full-5It'll be used for power tools, hopefully a welder and charging some big leisure batteries..
Just a few problems:
(In UK 240v is mains but 110v is used on construction sites for power tools for the lower risk of electric shock)
Didn't realise it was only 110v output! Need to get a transformer to convert it to 240v for normal electrical appliances, but the cheapest I can find on ebay is £75, although I can find a lot that are step-down transformers to run site tools for cheaper; Does anybody see any problems with just getting some 240 plugs and switching the ends round to work as a step-up transformer?
Also didn't realise that the gas bottles are 19kg liquid take-off bottles such as for forklifts and not just standard gas bottles. If I can find a supplier then this shouldn't be too much of a problem, but we can get a lot of the big 47kg (normal vapour takeoff)propane bottles for free so it'd be convenient if we could use them somehow.
Looking at the regulator it takes a high pressure liquid filled hose to the regulator, which seems to convert the liquid propane to vapour, yet when I prime it there seems to be a fine mist coming out of the air intake which more suggests a spray.. Could I simply take away the regulator and pipe in pre-regulated vapour straight into the carburetor or would that just not work at all?
Is it just too ridiculously dangerous to think of trying to fill the liquid takeoff bottles from the larger bottles?
Now in the future assuming everything else works fine I'd like to try and convert this to a woodgas generator, from the link below it seems to be a pretty good choice for a woodgas generator, assuming that the 3000rpm speed isn't too high..
http://wiki.gekgasifier.com/w/page/6123824/Summary%20of%20Genset%20Options%20for%20Wood%20GasHas anybody had any experience of making wood gasifiers and the relative ease/difficulty, and what special carburetor arrangements are needed?