Lister 5/1 CS and 230 Volt generator (working now)

I connected the generator to the Lister CS and it is working (finally :)) It is producing power. I connected a 500 Watt flood light to it and the engine does not even noticed it. It is not running steady. Some times the rpm's go down a little and after that the rpm's pick right back up. The load is still the same.

I think I also have to change the piston rings. The engine still smoking a bit. I took the exhaust silencer off and there was a bit of liquid oil in it. The engine has a total running time of a few hours after the rebuild so that is not good in my opinion. Its burning oil. That is why I going to replace the rings also. Just to see if it gets any better. Maybe the problem with the changing rpm is also gone after that.
I also connected a power saw (750 Watt) to it, together with the flood light and the generator and engine seem to be o.k. with it.

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[Redkrabby]

@georgeutterpower

Hello George!

Very nice of you to leave a comment! No..I did not make a crown on the pulley (yet) But your right...a serpentine pulley would be a much better choice. In this video the flat belt needs more tensioning and the generator is not aligned properly yet. The belt will jump of the pulley when I put more then 2000 Watts of load on the generator. It also starts to slip because I can see a drop in voltage on the volt meter.

Thanks for watching

Marcel

[georgeutterpower]

Marcel,

Nice fab work! I was wondering if you made a crown on your pulley to help the belt track? We experimented here many years now, and the serpentine (micro vee) belt is trouble free with no slipping. You might make 2800 real watts or more depending on the rpm.

[Redkrabby]

I found out what the problem was with the changing rpm's. There was a little air in the big fuel filter. After I bleed the filter the rpm's stayed stable, even under load. The belt is still shifting over the generator pulley if I put more load on the generator. So I think I have to tension the belt a bit more because its also slipping a bit if there is more then a 500 Watt load on the head. I noticed that on the volt, and frequency meter.