Thanks Mark. I appreciate this. I was looking at the Luminex Chris Moon sells and just wondering if my little generator would hold up. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Atwood, Mark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">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.<br>
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On Jul 11, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:<br>
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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?<br>
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Thanks y'all,<br>
Scott<br>
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