[BC] Chicago generators

[Mark Humphrey]

At WCJW, we installed a 15 kW Home Depot Generac over five years ago
and it has been 100% reliable, although the Gates Two which normally
runs at 2.7 kW wants to be backed down to 1.5 to be happy.  In
addition to the AM transmitter, it powers our air studio, server, most
of the building lights, oil furnace, water pump, and 600 W FM.   No
problems with the UPSs once I decreased their sensitivity settings.
My only minor complaint is that the automatic transfer switch lacks
auxiliary contacts for status monitoring, so I ran one of the hot
leads through a current transformer that sends an alarm when it
switches into a load.

We're at the end of the utility line, so it has proven quite valuable
in our rural situation. Propane is traded out with a local advertiser.

Mark

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:15 PM, SteveOrdinetz <hykker at wildblue.net> wrote:
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> I dunno about this brand generator, but I have one of those Home Depot Generacs with an AM-1A with no problems whatsoever.  The BE likes it just fine.  It's been in place since the mid-ish 90s (way before my involvement with this station).  No power supply issues with the tx during my tenure.
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