If I lived next to you I'd probably would spend more time at your place than my own. I really like watching you fixing all those small engines. Espesially The diesel. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Sweden
VA = Watts. 600watts on 230V isn't a lot. Just enough to get some hot water using a "spiral-heater" to make tea. What is important is the frequency. Check that. Engine will run better if loaded a tad.
500 VA is 500 watts at unity (resistive load) that's volts times amps, but if the load is inductive (motors) or capacitive (things like many LED bulbs) the amount of power available will go down, many motors will have power factor on the plate, typically something like 0.8 so to get the true power you multiply the 500VA by the point eight which gives 400 watts of power. Many more modern generators will the power output at a power factor again often .8 cos. or what looks like a zero with a line through it. Would it not be better to have a short lead on the US plug with a UK socket on the other end so you can plug other things in as well, you can get US plugs on e bay.
These small gensets are rarely used today because a much longer lived solar panel, one, takes the place of all this contraption. Maybe not as fun but ethanol in the gas is no worry. Think how long this would take to fill a Tesla S to 700 miles. A week? Two weeks more like? It would certainly make the Tesla's batteries last longer. A very nice unit.
I'd be wary of running it directly on the grass like that. Apart from choking off the cooling air, the fan is likely to suck in all that dead grass etc. into the generator end. Sounds alright, that machine does, albeit maybe a tad low on RPMs. I think you'll find an adjustable stop screw to the left of the throttle lever - adjusting that screw (or nut) will let you set the correct engine speed. It might even be worth buying a power meter of one make or another (Kill-A-Watt etc.) which will give you a lot of information on how the generator is performing. Crucially, you'll be able to set the correct Hz, which should in turn give you the correct Voltage at the outlets. Oh, and those are North American (USA) outlets, not European!!!!!! European plugs have round pins. American plugs have flat blades. Those American plugs are fairly easy to get hold of in the UK and Europe, and almost all Japanese generators of that time used American outlets, simply because it was cheaper for them to do so, and because North America was their biggest market, it was the American outlets that prevailed. I have seen a good many small generators of this type that have been butchered to install a UK 13A socket, but they look like crap after that. That's a good little machine you've got there. Enjoy it, it could well outlive all of us!!
1) Buy a *Kill-O-Watt* meter to check the voltage and frequency. 2) Turn that generator way from the lights so the smoke isn't heading into the RV! --- It smokes awfully bad!!
what a smart little gen set i like it
Just a thought - that electric solenoid type thing is probably an electric governor, when the load increases it will boost the revs.
That's a little beauty, Adam!
Ha! Pretty cool, the sun slowly came out as it started running, as if it were being blessed by the 2-stroke gods themselves!
You can put some modern 2 cycle oil say at 50:1 to reduce the smoke!
If I lived next to you I'd probably would spend more time at your place than my own. I really like watching you fixing all those small engines. Espesially The diesel. Keep up the good work.
Greetings from Sweden
She's a little lovely ,perfect for the camper van back up .
Runs very nicely definitely a "runs as good as she looks" type engine probably will come in handy from time to time
Mate that thing runs so well it's unreal.
That is a nice little unit, that was a good auction score, a worthy addition.
VA = Watts. 600watts on 230V isn't a lot. Just enough to get some hot water using a "spiral-heater" to make tea.
What is important is the frequency. Check that.
Engine will run better if loaded a tad.
Well made engine there , usable classic in its own right !
Think go well have ever tryed nitro Fuel cars just wondering look good love your videos and static engines
500 VA is 500 watts at unity (resistive load) that's volts times amps, but if the load is inductive (motors) or capacitive (things like many LED bulbs) the amount of power available will go down, many motors will have power factor on the plate, typically something like 0.8 so to get the true power you multiply the 500VA by the point eight which gives 400 watts of power. Many more modern generators will the power output at a power factor again often .8 cos. or what looks like a zero with a line through it. Would it not be better to have a short lead on the US plug with a UK socket on the other end so you can plug other things in as well, you can get US plugs on e bay.
nice job, first time ive seen one of those
These small gensets are rarely used today because a much longer lived solar panel, one, takes the place of all this contraption. Maybe not as fun but ethanol in the gas is no worry. Think how long this would take to fill a Tesla S to 700 miles. A week? Two weeks more like? It would certainly make the Tesla's batteries last longer. A very nice unit.
Well done🤠
I'd be wary of running it directly on the grass like that. Apart from choking off the cooling air, the fan is likely to suck in all that dead grass etc. into the generator end.
Sounds alright, that machine does, albeit maybe a tad low on RPMs. I think you'll find an adjustable stop screw to the left of the throttle lever - adjusting that screw (or nut) will let you set the correct engine speed. It might even be worth buying a power meter of one make or another (Kill-A-Watt etc.) which will give you a lot of information on how the generator is performing. Crucially, you'll be able to set the correct Hz, which should in turn give you the correct Voltage at the outlets.
Oh, and those are North American (USA) outlets, not European!!!!!! European plugs have round pins. American plugs have flat blades. Those American plugs are fairly easy to get hold of in the UK and Europe, and almost all Japanese generators of that time used American outlets, simply because it was cheaper for them to do so, and because North America was their biggest market, it was the American outlets that prevailed.
I have seen a good many small generators of this type that have been butchered to install a UK 13A socket, but they look like crap after that.
That's a good little machine you've got there. Enjoy it, it could well outlive all of us!!
I think the sockets and plug are Japanese. 200 Volt Denki.
1) Buy a *Kill-O-Watt* meter to check the voltage and frequency. 2) Turn that generator way from the lights so the smoke isn't heading into the RV!
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It smokes awfully bad!!
Can't believe you only give £9 😮
American plug adapter
My guess is 3rd tug and she chugs, lol
I loved your comment bloody hell that's hot 😅 roy copenhagen denmark.
it will start on the 2nd pull
Mr mancave,I think it's time we had another trump on a video.i still laugh watching the other.
Lol shes a smoker alright 😅 yourl be getting complaints from Mrs Mancave