In snow country I have mounted outdoor rated generators on an 8’ tall pedestal.
From: Daniel White
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 8:36 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] generator suggestions
Every indoor generator I've ever seen has been in a separate, ventilated room
from the telecom equipment. I'd also rig up an exhaust fan as well if the
generator is running. Even better would be to put it in a separate building if
you are building from scratch.
Daniel White
Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations
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direct: +1 (702) 470-2770
Chuck McCown wrote on 9/9/19 19:03:
That’s horrible. We always had the generators in a separate room. One end
of the shelter was walled off just for the generator. But good point,
sometimes you get stranded on mountaintops. I have had carbon monoxide
poisoning twice and did not notice it coming on. Obviously I was lucky both
times.
I guess a good CO detector would be a must.
From: Robert
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2019 6:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] generator suggestions
Please don't put it in an area that any personnel are likely to take shelter
in. We lost two good radio techs out this way last year due to that. Was
supposed to be safe for them. Killed them before they could drink 1/2 cup of
coffee...
On 9/9/19 4:58 PM, Daniel White wrote:
The Long Lines sites I've visited in Colorado at that altitude had diesel
generators but they were also not off-grid. I know the comm site at Almagre
Mountain was a huge remediation issue with the diesel tanks there.
Check out the Cummins Onan 5.5HGJAE-2144. Since it is designed for RV type
applications it has a dedicated exhaust port.
Daniel White
Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations
phone: +1 (702) 470-2766
direct: +1 (702) 470-2770
Sean Heskett wrote on 9/9/19 16:13:
Hello fellow borg members,
We will be building an off grid (solar) tower site at 10,000 feet MSL
that receives over 500 inches of snow and has a typical settled snow depth of
10 feet. (I know, we are crazy, but people need internet lol ;)
Because of the deep snow it will be necessary to put the generator inside
the telecom shelter that we are building, otherwise it would get buried. It
also needs to be propane because at that altitude and temp diesel fuel will gel
up and refuse to start. At other sites we have typically used a Generac Ecogen
15kW propane generator. Everyone I talk to says "you can't put a generator
indoors" but in this case I have to, and this isn't living space this is a
telecom shelter on the top of a mountain. The Ecogen seems un-good for this
application because it doesn't seem to have one small exhaust port, it's the
whole side of the unit.
So i'm looking for a propane generator that is:
1. 5kW or bigger
2. has 2 wire start (it needs to be smart enough to handle the choke and
throttle etc. to start when i close a relay)
3. can be installed inside the shelter
4. is super reliable because i don't want to visit this site in the winter
any ideas??
Thanks,
sean
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