[NSRCA-discussion] Luminex Power supply

[Scott McHarg]

Thanks Keith,
   Fortunately, I haven't seen any $ shaped clouds...yet.  You're right
though for sure.
Scott

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Keith Hoard <khoard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Scott,
>
> Something I learned from one of our club members who owns an HVAC business.
> . . get a generator with an inverter.  The cheaper generators (like my $199
> Tractor Supply special) are basically an alternator connected to a Bliggs &
> Sratton motor with a mechanical governor keeping it on speed.
> .
> If you start approaching its power limits or the motor begins losing it
> rhythm, bad things happen with the volts and Hertz and then you let the
> magic smoke out of your power supplies and chargers in a big $$$$-shaped
> cloud.
>
> Keith Hoard
> Collierville, TN
> khoard at gmail.com
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mark.  I appreciate this.  I was looking at the Luminex Chris Moon
>> sells and just wondering if my little generator would hold up.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Atwood, Mark <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>wrote:
>>
>>> The math is correct, but you need to add about a 10% loss factor, or even
>>> a little more.  My Iota 55am power supply under a full 55amp load pulls
>>> about 850.   More importantly, my Iota will frequently deliver in excess of
>>> that 55amps for short periods of time and draw over 900.  I'm currently
>>> using a Honda 1000watt generator without any problems.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Atwood
>>> Paragon Consulting, Inc.  |  President
>>> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
>>> Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  |  Fax: 440.684.3102
>>> mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com<mailto:mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com>  |
>>> www.paragon-inc.com<http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:
>>>
>>> Can someone give me a rough idea of how big a generator I need to run the
>>> Luminex power supply?  I have a small 2-stroke 800W generator from Harbor
>>> Freight but not sure how to tell how many Watts I need to power the Luminex
>>> supply. Volt x Amps=Watts?  So, can I draw the conclusion that something
>>> that puts out 55 Amps at 13.4 Volts needs 737 Watts input?
>>>
>>> Thanks y'all,
>>> Scott
>>>
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