 | Starting to lay out the genset assembly |
 | Frame back from the powdercoaters |
 | The 14kVA alternator and engine being unloaded |
 | Alternator in place, engine ready to lift into position |
 | External oil tank not bolted on yet, but things are in place |
 | Speed sensor |
 | External oil reservoir/cooler (black tank) holds about 4 litres of oil |
 | Heat exchanger as it came from the scrapyard, one end cap removed |
 | Exchanger with the end caps removed. Engine crane made a convenient way to move and support it |
 | Gaskets were shot, whole thing had a lot of scale and crud inside |
 | End of the heat exchanger showing copper tubes (not yet cleaned) |
 | "A" end cap after milling |
 | "B" end cap after milling and drilling hole |
 | Heat exchanger in (approximate) position |
 | "A" end after tubes cleaned, and a squirt of cold-gal to minimise further rusting |
 | "A" end cap with exhaust stub welded on |
 | "A" end fitted |
 | Fitted a flexible coupling to reduce vibration |
 | Stainless muffler fitted near the end of the run |
 | Exhaust exits through the roof with dektite |
 | Short exhaust pipe and flexible coupling from engine manifold to heat exchanger |
 | Exhaust in place (looking down from above) |
 | Rough position of engine and heat-exchanger |
 | Large timing belt drive. Two idler pulleys help reduce the belt whip |
 | Starting to wire up the motor electrics and gas |
 | Linear actuator coupled to throttle |
 | Linear actuator side on |
 | Mixer (inside rubber tube) and control valve |
 | Gas regulator/converter and shutoff valve and safety (picks up engine running signal from ignition) |
 | Donaldson Air filter, some insulation bats to reduce noise in the generator room and keep the heat exchanger warmer. |
 | Coolant flowmeter |
 | Engine speed under varying loads. Dip in the middle was a 2.4KW load being added |