Coffee anyone ?

[Weldman]

Ugh. The Generator Saga goes on. A propane regulator needs to be replaced. The generator folks cut power to the house then let the generator kick on to test it detecting the faulty propane feed. Then the ac/furnace unit’s computer panicked and shut itself off, probably preventing a fire according to the Electrician. No ac for a few days but the weather was cool mostly. Generator repairs scheduled for next week as well as a conversation about the surge problem between ac/furnace and generator (which renders the generator useless). The Propane people and Generator people are blame gaming and the Electrician has declared everyone an idiot. Time for the special coffee.
But the storms missed us and we kept power. So

You got starting watts and running watts on a generator, if there isn't enough starting wattage/amperage for the AC, the AC will try more harder to start heating the wires up amongst other components which means more amperage needing to start thus creating a cascade of failures that can lead to fire. For which by then the breaker should flip unless a component decides to prematurely fail creating a arc which a AFCI (arc fault circuit interrupter) breaker should turn it off. Though since there is only NEC's requiring for only bedrooms to have AFCI's, the computer on the AC seen everything outside the parameters given thus shutting down.
As for the regulator the diaphragm probable got worn out so on the required extra oomph to compensate for surge so it starved for fuel. Good thing caught early, a lean burning engine burns hotter than usual leading to premature failure.

Next lesson, how a 18 speed Eaton transmission functions...

 

[Margali]

@Ridgetop Several big auctions online going on right now if you wanted to watch and see what local market is like. https://wlivestock.com/home

 

[murphysranch]

Ya'll gonna laugh at me.

We worked outside from 9:30 - 12 and then 1 - 3:15. It was sooooooo humid you could almost smell it. My jeans were sticking to my legs and hubs shirt was sweaty. It was only 73.

I came in and checked my weather station. 57% humidity! No wonder we could feel it!

 

[Skiesblue]

You got starting watts and running watts on a generator, if there isn't enough starting wattage/amperage for the AC, the AC will try more harder to start heating the wires up amongst other components which means more amperage needing to start thus creating a cascade of failures that can lead to fire. For which by then the breaker should flip unless a component decides to prematurely fail creating a arc which a AFCI (arc fault circuit interrupter) breaker should turn it off. Though since there is only NEC's requiring for only bedrooms to have AFCI's, the computer on the AC seen everything outside the parameters given thus shutting down.
As for the regulator the diaphragm probable got worn out so on the required extra oomph to compensate for surge so it starved for fuel. Good thing caught early, a lean burning engine burns hotter than usual leading to premature failure.

Next lesson, how a 18 speed Eaton transmission functions...

I’m going to have read that a couple of times. I appreciate your explanation though.

 

[Weldman]

I’m going to have read that a couple of times. I appreciate your explanation though.

Watts are watts, voltage tickles you, a tenth of an amp can kill you.
Voltage is how fast down the line it can go, hertz is the frequency that it bounces down the line from 50 to 60hz in AC (alternating current), and amperage is how strong i.e. torque. Amperage creates heat.
A compressor in a AC unit needs a lot of amperage to kick on, so power is sent to a capacitor that builds it up which is based on how many Farad/mFs (capacitance) a capacitor is rated for which builds up heat due to amperage increasing. After it hits it's rating it releases a surge to compressor to kick it on as you hear it kick on.
If one were to short out the two terminals while a capacitor is loaded, you would get a nice spark like on a car battery except way more force that a week of coffee will never beat. If you ever hear explosion in your microwave or AC then the capacitor blew.

Capacitors in bon fires is fun, about as thrilling as spray paint cans launching hundreds of feet in the air, but not as fun as almost empty 1lb propane bottles.

 

[Skiesblue]

I was a pressman 50 years ago printing plastic containers. A press under repair was not tagged out or shut down and I started set up. ZAPP! I don’t remember anything else. I wasn’t burned thankfully and resuscitated by an older woman who had flunked the required first aid course twice. I was her boss and so she passed. We laughed about it over beers. I was told a fuse saved me. I pulled it out of the press, replacing of course and put it on my keychain as a warning to my idiot self to stay out of the dark, scary woods of stuff I didn’t know about.

 

[Alaskan]

I was a pressman 50 years ago printing plastic containers. A press under repair was not tagged out or shut down and I started set up. ZAPP! I don’t remember anything else. I wasn’t burned thankfully and resuscitated by an older woman who had flunked the required first aid course twice. I was her boss and so she passed. We laughed about it over beers. I was told a fuse saved me. I pulled it out of the press, replacing of course and put it on my keychain as a warning to my idiot self to stay out of the dark, scary woods of stuff I didn’t know about.

Wow.

 

[Baymule]

Electricity is something I have deep respect for, know nothing about, except for the lights are on or not on.

But I do know about coffee and I’m on my first cup!

Went to my sister’s yesterday. She is moved. I put details, pictures of garage and portable building in my journal.

 

[Mini Horses]

Coffee going on here. Yesterday outside and got old fence down, any bad posts out and 12 new ones pounded in. Cut all the crap that was grown along and ready to up new fence today. That's gonna happen shortly. It's slow working alone. . Came up top for a roll but, instead I took DS to drive a friend & her sick car home -- needed to follow them back, in case. It was ok, needed the break and was already 4:30. Got home, took clothes off line, did evening chores & took a shower...in for the night.

Freed up 2 hog panels in that hot mess need to get outside to put up wire. Then to garden to pound about a dz posts for CPs at tomatoes & pole beans. May get cardboard & mulch in there for placement

 

[Weldman]

Maybe I should post in the "self sufficient" forums.
Today I go move equipment like musical chairs and wake any sleeping residents up and then hook up new pump controller and see what comes of it. See if there is problems elsewhere or they really gave me a bad unit. I could only get it to work bypassing controls.
It's a conflicting mess of to put rock down or not put rock down on this road coming up. The guy isn't paying well at all and we "sort of" benefit from it, neighbors are benefiting and not helping really, the guy I'm getting the rock from wants half of what I'm getting paid at same time we could buy that property from him and run a rock quarry that would be 2nd one in this town, but the wife hasn't given an answer.