DON'T JUST CONNECT TO THE GRID! Not only is it potentially dangerous as has been said, it is also illegal if you don't have an export licence.I think what you've achieved here is great but please make sure you are safe and legal. Also, the lights won't tell you if the grid has shut down just because they are grid powered, after all whilst you're connected you are powering the grid, and that means the lights will stay on!
I don't understand why you'd want to grid connect unless you're getting fuel for free. The cost of generating electricity, once you taken into all costs, must be fra higher than buying in from the grid.
@hisveggieness you should look into seeing how energy effecent a Lister generator is to run. and u can make it run off of waste vegetable oil or bio diesel.
@formyfriends01 i forgot to add some places like the state i live in electric is .35 to .45 a killawatt depending on what island u live on and the price of oil at the time
I have just experimented with my lister after watching this vid. I used a analogue multimeter instead of a lamp and could adjust the speed of the engine untill the needle was slowly swinging from 450 volts down to about 50 volts. I didnt have the bottle to grid tie completely thou.
Diesel or Biodiesel this is a Naturally-aspirated engine. Once very popular on farms in years past. I wanna say a 1930s style. One of the only things that would survive an EMP.
what is the KW rating on the generator? looks pretty big...do you get paid by utility co. for power exported or is it just for consumption?v nice setup though
i think you should try to slow it down some
sertox12345 2 months ago
DON'T JUST CONNECT TO THE GRID! Not only is it potentially dangerous as has been said, it is also illegal if you don't have an export licence.I think what you've achieved here is great but please make sure you are safe and legal. Also, the lights won't tell you if the grid has shut down just because they are grid powered, after all whilst you're connected you are powering the grid, and that means the lights will stay on!
marklandynut 3 months ago
I don't understand why you'd want to grid connect unless you're getting fuel for free. The cost of generating electricity, once you taken into all costs, must be fra higher than buying in from the grid.
hisveggieness 1 year ago
@hisveggieness you should look into seeing how energy effecent a Lister generator is to run. and u can make it run off of waste vegetable oil or bio diesel.
formyfriends01 10 months ago
@formyfriends01 i forgot to add some places like the state i live in electric is .35 to .45 a killawatt depending on what island u live on and the price of oil at the time
formyfriends01 10 months ago
I have just experimented with my lister after watching this vid. I used a analogue multimeter instead of a lamp and could adjust the speed of the engine untill the needle was slowly swinging from 450 volts down to about 50 volts. I didnt have the bottle to grid tie completely thou.
lendusaquid 1 year ago
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mardan1983 1 year ago
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mardan1983 1 year ago
Is anyone selling an automatic switchgear to connect a setup like this to the grid and disconnect when the power drops out on either side?
It seems that the load would be so great on the generator if the grid dropped out that the generator would die?
trappy77 1 year ago
what fuel is it running from?
sergio1020881 1 year ago
@sergio1020881
Diesel or Biodiesel this is a Naturally-aspirated engine. Once very popular on farms in years past. I wanna say a 1930s style. One of the only things that would survive an EMP.
SurvivalPrepPlaylist 1 year ago
what is the KW rating on the generator? looks pretty big...do you get paid by utility co. for power exported or is it just for consumption?v nice setup though
markoconroy 2 years ago
Very nice set up, I think some bearings need some work by the sound of it, otherwise, great runner!
steamwally 2 years ago
@steamwally Thats the noise they make. No need for new bearings,Mine has been going 24/7 for 2yrs, only stopped for service every 2 months.
sylviaknockaduff1 6 months ago
Is that something to do with magnetic resistance or just the brushes on the comm?
I got a dynamo recently that really whines and much more so than the other dynamos I have.
steamwally 6 months ago