Archive for the 'RV/Camping' Category

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The Little Generator that could – Part Deux

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In response to my first article about little generators, specifically the little $100 ChiCom Special, Mike Hendrix asked the following
When I plugged my motorhome in to it I notice that my circuit tester says the Neutral & hot wires are crossed.
Do you think I should disassemble and switch the connections on the output plug?
The outlet [...]

Posted by neonjohn on December 31st, 2008 under Cool Stuff, Power Generation, RV/Camping | 11 Comments »

The Generator that Could

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There’s been quite a bit of discussion about small generators in several Usenet newsgroups of recent. These two little generators have been the focus of most of the the discussion.

At the top  we have the Universal ChiCom 1000 watt 2-stroke generator, here represented the one sold by Northern tools who supplied the photo. [...]

Posted by neonjohn on December 24th, 2008 under Cool Stuff, Power Generation, RV/Camping | 18 Comments »

Two Stroke 1kW Generator Test

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A few days ago on rec.outdoors.rv-travel (RORT) someone asked about the capacity of my little 2-stroke generator. He also asked how much juice my little electric chainsaw consumes and how well it operates with the generator.
So, dear readers, I decided today to brave the cold winter weather of the mountains here in Tellico Plains [...]

Posted by neonjohn on January 21st, 2008 under Power Generation, RV/Camping | 9 Comments »

RV Battery Life Question

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Question:
We do weekend “dry camping” while participating in dog herding trials. My 27 ft class C MH is equipped with only one “house” battery. Although it is a deep cycle Interstate group 27 Marine/RV battery, it won’t last one day and over night, much less than that, if we have to run the furnace. The [...]

Posted by neonjohn on May 31st, 2007 under Q and A, RV/Camping | 2 Comments »

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