Wood Gassifier Biomass Energy Honda 13 HP 90 min run free power

This is my first gassifier unit and it is definitely not my last. This was my third burn and second run of the Honda with no load. I have a 160 amp alternator under the engine and plan on charging a bank of deep cycle batteries and powering up some lights to see what wattage I can run. I'll add a 2000w inverter for 120v power too.
The gassifier is made from 20lb propane tanks, acetylene tank for the hearth and reduction zone, A narrowed down propane tank for the bottom of the unit / grate holder. The cyclone is a smaller propane tank with wedges cut out to form the taper, the filter is an updraft Jerry can with muffler packing and straw as the media and a UNI motorcycle air filter.
I plan on adding a radiator to collect the condensation and to further cool the gas to maximize the volume. I need to insulate the gassifier but the results so far are impressive to say the least,(to me at least). 90 minute run on one hopper (two 5 gallon buckets of 1x2 blocks) too much condensation getting to the engine though!!
I left the float and carb bowl off to prove it was not running on gasoline. The battery is overkill for the starter but will be utilized in the bank of batteries later, I'll use a 12ah battery for the starter later.
Thanks to Mike LaRosa for all his shared knowledge online and Ben @ Victory Gasworks for the cleanest examples anywhere. Also, to my Swedish/Germanic ancestry for inspiration and intuition. Please comment or make suggestions, I'm a total newbie to this!

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[CNCmachiningisfun]

That's a really compact setup, and it's a pleasure to see it working.

I ran a 1300CC engine on mine, for the first time, just a few days ago. After 4 hours of running at 3000 RPM, my 'FEMA tar factory' killed the engine :( .

It's time to move towards the good old Imbert system here :) .

Keep up the good work.

[ridenowmon]

@CNCmachiningisfun Thanks for commenting. I've learned a lot from all the you-tubers.

I'll post a video soon of the battery charging operation.

[CNCmachiningisfun]

@ridenowmon

Howdee.

Yes, battery charging is the main purpose of my woodgas generator project. It will produce a couple of kilowatts of power to charge a 12V battery bank here on my little farm.

It sure will be nice to never need petrol again :) .