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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sun Jan 04 2004 - 13:00:22 EST
In a message dated 1/4/2004 8:11:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
It is extremely quiet.
However, it gets it's quietness by totally enclosing the unit and cooling
the generator end with seawater. I don't like the idea of cooling an
aluminum block with seawater. I believe the seawater will corrode the
aluminum, building a layer of corrosion that reduces heat flow. If Panda or
yourself could cool the generator end with an anticorrosive fluid they would
have something.
Apparently I didn't make my Panda message clear enough.
The aluminum I was referring to is the heat sinks in the generator end. The
Panda sends seawater through the generator end of the genset to cool it,
that's how they can get away with totally enclosing the entire genset and seal in
the noise. They told me at the Panda booth at the Annapolis Sailboat Show that
these parts are aluminum.
When I expressed reservations about using seawater directly to cool the
aluminum parts in the generator end they summarily dismissed my concern. I think
Panda is making a big mistake in this matter and loosing a lot of sales because
many experienced people see the situation as I do.
However, if I were in the market for a genset, I would look closely at the
Panda with the thought of changing the cooling circuit for the generator end to
a heat exchanger system.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying St Augustine
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