> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, Mike wrote: > > > site owners a solution to test and verify generator operation. Does anyone > > have any pointers to possible solutions or vendor white papers I could look > > at? We probably want to verify start, read voltage to verify output, and > > maybe even gauge fuel in the tanks if thats possible. > > Start with the generator owner's manual. You'd be amazed at what helpful > maintenance suggestions can be found there. Sometimes they're even > online... :)
Seriously, "talk to your vendor." You can frequently get gear with remote reporting, some of it will do dry contact or even talk RS232. If you can not, a lot of it can be measured anyways. If your gear doesn't "support" it, talk to generator service guys who are well-thought-of in your area. I'd place good odds that they'll be happy to outfit you with a computer-readable fuel level indicator, oil pressure, remote test, etc., etc., though they may be smiling their way to the bank and thanking you for all the custom work. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
