Category Archives: Generators

Utterpower’s Urban Backup Prototype, headed to a new test site soon.

Posted on February 7, 2011 by George B.

A collection of ideas from many readers and past Utterpower projects. With the placement of this  generator installation, we add another test site, and our volunteer family will report on what works well, and what needs to be improved.    As I’ve mentioned, our … Continue reading →

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More on Ethanol blends and what the DIYer needs to know.

Posted on February 4, 2011 by George B.

A quick update on an earlier post. News of a new article in progress on remote start kiss standby generator for non DIYers. I am building a custom standby generator for a typical American family in suburbia. (not DIYers), this is more … Continue reading →

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UTTERPOWER PMG News

Posted on January 30, 2011 by George B.

Added note 5/4/2011 Utterpower PMG rest in peace… After a lot of effort, time and money spent, it’s time to scrap my plans to sell additional PMGs.  It’s my opinion that the PMG is now too expensive to build because of the mind boggling rise … Continue reading →

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EPA pushing to remove all the Zinc out of lube oil?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by George B.

You might want to do a little research on the additive Zinc. There are a number of reports of flat cams in older engines and more due to the EPA forcing the removal of the very effective anti wear agent “Zinc”. Some … Continue reading →

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The FOLK Alternator

Posted on January 11, 2011 by George B.

If you read about Rud’s DIYer Gen set in Thailand, you saw that most interesting ‘FOLK’ branded generator head. What’s interesting is Rud bought this in Thailand, and he thinks it might be made there. From what I see, I’d guess the … Continue reading →

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Sattahip,Thailand DIYer Generator

Posted on January 9, 2011 by George B.

Rud Dewale who lives in the Mountains near Sattahip Thailand decided it was time to build a generator, the power goes out all too often and he wants backup. Rud’s coupler, his rugged looking two bearing gen head is Kiss, and then he adds some … Continue reading →

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Wood Gas, a Commercial Plant now in Operation

Posted on January 8, 2011 by George B.

Reposted as a reminder.. Wood gas and gasification in general has been in use for a long time..   How many Commercial Plants are in operation that we can study? Many of us understand that producer gas has been around for … Continue reading →

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The Future of Indian Slow Speed Engines

Posted on January 2, 2011 by George B.

    Petter Type  Jan/3/2011  The following may be a purely fictional post. Names, times and dates may have been made up…  Some eight or ten years back, a Biologist and Fish Farmer in Texas bought two Indian made Petter engines with pumps … Continue reading →

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Email of the day 12/25/2010

Posted on December 25, 2010 by George B.

—–Original Message—– From: Douglas B.  To: George B Subject: RE: UtterPower.com Contact Form: changfa  Thanks for the reply George. I have enjoyed your book and CD on home power generation. Would you please make your best comment on quality and value … Continue reading →

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Q and A: Friday’s email of the day ‘wood gas’

Posted on December 24, 2010 by George B.

From: tl dietrich Friday, December 24, 2010 10:07 AM To: George B Subject: gasifiers Hi George, Merry Christmas! Check out this guy’s videos. He truly knows what he is doing.  We experienced the exact same problems with tars, pellets, filtration, … Continue reading →

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