RE: Re: How to work out what type of power generator?

[nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx]

One of the most sensitive things are UPS's, makes sense really... but a bit
embarrasing if all your critical equipment dies soon after the genny kicks
in....

Quoting John Benfield <yahoo@xxxxxxx>:

> >Looks like the price of generators may start to rise in the short
> >term. Best I get to Makro and buy one of the generators that they
> >usually have available for around £200. 2.4kVA I think.
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> Be warned on getting a cheap genny if you want to run power sensitive
> equipment. Unless they have some form of a voltage regulation then
voltage
> can drop dramatically with the loading. My 5.5KVA genny will put out
230v at
> 52Hz with no load, when it's loaded to 10Amp this goes to about 215v
at
> 51hz. If I pull 16Amps then it goes to 205v at 50Hz. Most of my stuff
runs
> okay on it, however things like mains power clocks end up running
faster a
> number of small items just don't work until the voltages get back to
about
> the 220v mark. Strangely enough the PC doesn't seem to care what the
voltage
> is.
>
> JB
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