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max
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,
I would like to generate enough electricity during emergencies to run my
house at a minimal level. I have a Coleman 5000w gen. and an old VW rabbit
with a diesel engine. The problem is the Coleman is loud and burns a lot of
gas. My idea is to try and hook up a second and possibly a third alternator
to the rabbit then use it to charge a bank of batts. I would then run my
appliances off an inverter. I would really like to keep the Coleman as a
fail safe backup and not have to depend on it for every day use. The rabbit
has the advantage of running on diesel ,kerosene or fuel oil. I have a
1000gal fuel oil tank for my oil burner so I would be able to run it for a
long time if need be. My question is what would it take to make the rabbit
an efficient batt charger/generator? I would like to only run it 3 or 4
hours a day. My power needs would be to run the refrig, freezer and oil
burner for a period of time each day and be able to run a few small lights
and the TV or a PC in the evening. Would it be practical to use the rabbit
this way? If this is practical how much altenator power would it take? What
size inverter would I need and how many batts would I need? Thanks
I would like to generate enough electricity during emergencies to run my
house at a minimal level. I have a Coleman 5000w gen. and an old VW rabbit
with a diesel engine. The problem is the Coleman is loud and burns a lot of
gas. My idea is to try and hook up a second and possibly a third alternator
to the rabbit then use it to charge a bank of batts. I would then run my
appliances off an inverter. I would really like to keep the Coleman as a
fail safe backup and not have to depend on it for every day use. The rabbit
has the advantage of running on diesel ,kerosene or fuel oil. I have a
1000gal fuel oil tank for my oil burner so I would be able to run it for a
long time if need be. My question is what would it take to make the rabbit
an efficient batt charger/generator? I would like to only run it 3 or 4
hours a day. My power needs would be to run the refrig, freezer and oil
burner for a period of time each day and be able to run a few small lights
and the TV or a PC in the evening. Would it be practical to use the rabbit
this way? If this is practical how much altenator power would it take? What
size inverter would I need and how many batts would I need? Thanks