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From: ahmet erkan (no email)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2006 - 12:33:56 EST
>I would say NO and don't see a problem at idle either. BUT more seriously
>i don't accept your premise there - trying to introduce false pseudo
>factual data (that running at idle for prolonged periods will cause 'wet
>stacking') and then linking it to running at the gennies fixed throttle
>setting with light load. There was a post that suggested that i was wrong
>and that this did occur and that they had to have the gennies engine
>repaired BUT when i asked specific questions as to what the problem was
>that caused them to need having their engine repaired (where they were told
>running under a light load had caused the problem - sounded like the
>engineer talking rubbish to me) i never saw a reply. Also there was
>something rather odd with the post as they suggested they had a 35 HP main
>engine and had a 6 CYL Northern Lights gennie the smallest one which has an
>engine of 150 HP so unless they were selling electricity to the national
>grid to pay for a liveaboard lifestyle i could not understand that
>combination.
>so NO and No and NO next question :-)
>regards
>David
Hi Dave,
Thanks for supporting the idea that a 6kW Diesel generator running at
nominal rated speed (1800 rpm) and 1kW load should not wet-stack. I
explained that the coolant temperature would rise and be regulated at the
proper temperature and the electronic fuel metering system would control the
fuel/air ratio accurately and that at least one expert user (that is you)
agrees that there ought not be a problem etc.
Gues what the Army said.......................... NO, NO and NO
Are you related to these people ? :-)
We will cary more fuel, add a 2kW heater, heat the great outdoors and
operate the generator at 50% load.....end of story.
All the best,
Ahmet
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