Chuck, what model is this better charger with telemetry? On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:18 PM ch...@go-mtc.com <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote:
> Dead generator start batteries used to be the bane of my existence. I > started routing them indoors where they were in a temperature controlled > environment. Never had a failure after doing that. Also, the built in > chargers were crap too. I got some more expensive trickle chargers for > them. And telemetry on them. Through just the start battery telemetry > alone I could see the weekly start and run cycle. Check how long it ran. > Could see it running as the voltage would come up on the battery pretty > quickly. You could see the cranking etc. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> on behalf of Mark Radabaugh < > m...@amplex.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2024 6:00 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Propane and Low temps > > As long as there isn’t water in the diesel tank it doesn’t grow algae, and > the algicide itself isn’t expensive. The generator has a jacket heater > to keep it at about 120F, and it sits on a dual wall tank. The heat from > the engine keeps the diesel liquid. Once it’s running the fuel lift pump > circulates warm fuel in the tanks. In the 10 years it’s been here it’s > never failed to complete its 30 minute weekly test runs due to fuel issues. > It’s had other issues - coolant leaks, dead heaters, dead batteries, dead > chargers, but no fuel issues. > > Mark > > > On Dec 9, 2024, at 2:46 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > > That's my point :) > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 2:46 PM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > > You have to heat it too, it will gel. > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Monday, December 9, 2024 12:34 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Propane and Low temps > > Because when it's -10F diesel doesn't have issues? > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 11:42 AM Mark Radabaugh <m...@amplex.net> wrote: > > Looked at Propane as a backup for our data center and its 125KVA > generator. > > I believe I calculated needing three 1000 gallon tanks as -10F or > something goofy like that to get enough vapor flow. Other option was a > propane vaporizer that burned propane to vaporize liquid. > > Yeah, just went with a diesel base tank. > > Mark > > On Dec 7, 2024, at 12:03 AM, Chuck <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > > It is the lack of sufficient vapor, and it is a thermal runaway situation > with small tanks. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 6, 2024, at 8:13 PM, Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > > So is the problem ice or liquified propane in the hose and regulator? > > Or insuffient vapor pressure in the cold tank? Noting that vaporization > will make the tank contents even colder. > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Robert" > Sent: 12/6/2024 8:46:32 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Propane and Low temps > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XG9DN74/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 > > On 12/6/24 6:03 PM, TJ Trout wrote: > > What about those wires that you wrap around a pipe and it kicks in a bit > of heat when it gets below 32 or whatever, wrap the regulator and feed line > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 5:27?PM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > > One of my customers built a solar concentrator to break water down by high > temps. They could do it but separating the gasses was the bugger that > kept them from making a successful process... > > On 12/6/24 2:39 PM, ch...@go-mtc.com wrote: > > So if you had a hydrolyzer and compressor, you could make and store your > own hydrogen. > > > > *From:* Carl Peterson > *Sent:* Friday, December 6, 2024 3:28 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Propane and Low temps > > *"For reference, this past year I’ve been charged $4.90/gal and $1.15/lb > at two different local places to refill 20 and 30 lb portable tanks."* > > That is like quoting the cost of electricity based on what it costs at a > DC fast charger. Has more to do with delivery costs to move it into your > tank than it has to do with the cost of propane which is like sub $2 a gal > in MN right now. > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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