Its something that people tend to be concerned about. My experience is that if the gas conversion is properly set up with the correct jetting then its a bit of a non issue. Nevertheless I can see some instances where it would be a concern and most particularly on the Honda EU10i. The engines on…
Should I use the DC output of my generator to charge my leisure battery. by Peter Noble
If the choice is between using the DC output on the genny and having a flat battery then the answer is maybe. If the choice is between a proper power factor corrected 240v charger and the DC genny output then No No No!. Proper PF corrected chargers like the Victron, Mastervolt etc etc are a…
Sudden and total loss of residual magnetism in the rotor of a Honda EM4500 by Peter Noble
I had a call from a guy whose AVR generator had suddenly stopped putting out power. I went through the usual fault-finding steps over the phone, including testing the stator resistances and connecting a battery to the brushes to flash the field. Flashing the field made voltage appear at the outputs but with the AVR reconnected the output…
Tweaking the Victron to work with a generator (The experiences of boater Mike Christian)
Sometimes you can can plug your generator into a Victron inverter/ charger and everything is rosy. Other times you need to tweak the software to let the Victron know what it’s dealing with. Below is a letter from one of my customers who has done battle with the Victron Multiplus and emerged victorious. Many thanks…
Gravity and Accelerating Universal Expansion by Peter Noble
This theory came to me in the bath, so it must be right. It offers meanderings on gravity and universal expansion. Since Edwin Hubble first found evidence that the universe is expanding, cosmologists have pondered whether the universe will continue expanding forever or if the expansion will eventually slow down and even reverse resulting in…
