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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Apparently this is illegal in California. Get yours now.
Why they only sell two pole generators beats me. Why spin everything at 3600rpm when you can run at more moderate 1800rpm, using a simple one or two cylinder air cooled mechanical injection diesel engine.
Weight savings. is the answer to the question you asked. More HP per cubit foot (and pound) when you spin things faster.
Why use 1800 when you could belt or gear and run the engine at 600 RPM and use a Lister CS or other really low speed diesel? Much more efficient, really. But here's the thing, it runs only as fast as needed to make enough DC to power the inverter, so your question is kinda not relevant....
The answer to the diesel question is that the EPA won't let you sell them because they don't meet the emissions standards.
Weight and size are the main reasons. A 2-pole alternator at 3600 rpm produces the same 60 Hz output as a 4-pole at 1800 rpm, but it’s much smaller and lighter—critical for a “portable” generator.
With inverter models like this one, the engine isn’t locked at 3600 rpm anyway. It just spins fast enough to make DC for the inverter, which then outputs clean 60 Hz AC. That makes the whole “why not 1800 rpm” question less relevant here.
As for diesels, the really slow-speed units (Lister, etc.) are indeed efficient, but they’re huge, heavy, and not portable. More importantly, small mechanical-injection diesels don’t meet current U.S. EPA Tier 4 standards, which is why you don’t see them offered in this class of generator.
Illegal in Kalifornia? It SHOULD be illegal in Kalifornia. Just imagine the diseases you can get from all those prop 65 stickers! I opened a box of cheerios. Every single little cheerio now has a sticker, but I was smart enough to remove every single one of them, but sadly, I think the glue residue is now kill...... .........
Electric bills are skyrocketing and they force you to use the grid to enrich their cronies they put in position to raise your rates. It's a criminal enterprise.
Why they only sell two pole generators beats me. Why spin everything at 3600rpm when you can run at more moderate 1800rpm, using a simple one or two cylinder air cooled mechanical injection diesel engine.
ReplyDeleteWeight savings. is the answer to the question you asked. More HP per cubit foot (and pound) when you spin things faster.
DeleteWhy use 1800 when you could belt or gear and run the engine at 600 RPM and use a Lister CS or other really low speed diesel? Much more efficient, really.
But here's the thing, it runs only as fast as needed to make enough DC to power the inverter, so your question is kinda not relevant....
The answer to the diesel question is that the EPA won't let you sell them because they don't meet the emissions standards.
Weight and size are the main reasons. A 2-pole alternator at 3600 rpm produces the same 60 Hz output as a 4-pole at 1800 rpm, but it’s much smaller and lighter—critical for a “portable” generator.
DeleteWith inverter models like this one, the engine isn’t locked at 3600 rpm anyway. It just spins fast enough to make DC for the inverter, which then outputs clean 60 Hz AC. That makes the whole “why not 1800 rpm” question less relevant here.
As for diesels, the really slow-speed units (Lister, etc.) are indeed efficient, but they’re huge, heavy, and not portable. More importantly, small mechanical-injection diesels don’t meet current U.S. EPA Tier 4 standards, which is why you don’t see them offered in this class of generator.
Illegal in Kalifornia?
ReplyDeleteIt SHOULD be illegal in Kalifornia.
Just imagine the diseases you can get from all those prop 65 stickers!
I opened a box of cheerios. Every single little cheerio now has a sticker, but I was smart enough to remove every single one of them, but sadly, I think the glue residue is now kill...... .........
Welcome to California, where sawdust is a Carcinogen.
DeleteElectric bills are skyrocketing and they force you to use the grid to enrich their cronies they put in position to raise your rates. It's a criminal enterprise.
ReplyDeleteAre they going to come around and confiscate everyone's gas/diesel generator, lawnmower, chainsaw, go kart....? Assholes period.
ReplyDeleteJust a quick trip to Reno and the problem is solved.
ReplyDeleteYes, and no. Generac has a 50 state model too: Model G0089470 UPC: 696471104509 (50 State)
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