janice142
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2011
- Messages
- 1,252
- Location
- USofA
- Vessel Name
- Seaweed
- Vessel Make
- Schucker mini-trawler
I'm considering a belt driven generator for Seaweed. Is there any wisdom
from the field regarding same? The new-to-me diesel does not have an
alternator and I'm intrigued by the belt-driven units available. The price
is less than half a Honda or Yamaha 2k which appeals to my purse.
Belt Driven 2900 watt generator head
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDN2 ($400)
or
Belt-driven 5500 watt
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDMY
($500)
or for you big guys
10kw belt-driven generator
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDNX
($900)
Side note: Seaweed carries 275 watts of solar at present (with room for two
more 100 watt panels) and I've an Air-Breeze wind gen (latest motherboard)
so for the most part I've got power. Not enough to run the reefer full time
but with the canning I'll do during the engine swap, really a refrigerator
is almost a luxury. Not that I don't like my luxuries!
What's the word from the field regarding the generators shown above? Is
this too good to be true?
Charging to a Xantrex TrueCharge20 (it works/knock on teak) but basically I
don't have anything AC except the Haier refrigerator and until the battery
bank increases (at 450 amp hours currently) I'm not comfortable running the
reefer.
Advice sought!
from the field regarding same? The new-to-me diesel does not have an
alternator and I'm intrigued by the belt-driven units available. The price
is less than half a Honda or Yamaha 2k which appeals to my purse.
Belt Driven 2900 watt generator head
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDN2 ($400)
or
Belt-driven 5500 watt
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDMY
($500)
or for you big guys
10kw belt-driven generator
http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=janice142-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000AXDNX
($900)
Side note: Seaweed carries 275 watts of solar at present (with room for two
more 100 watt panels) and I've an Air-Breeze wind gen (latest motherboard)
so for the most part I've got power. Not enough to run the reefer full time
but with the canning I'll do during the engine swap, really a refrigerator
is almost a luxury. Not that I don't like my luxuries!
What's the word from the field regarding the generators shown above? Is
this too good to be true?
Charging to a Xantrex TrueCharge20 (it works/knock on teak) but basically I
don't have anything AC except the Haier refrigerator and until the battery
bank increases (at 450 amp hours currently) I'm not comfortable running the
reefer.
Advice sought!