Re: [A/S] Generator location

["Maurice Riggins" <maurice.riggins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I want my generators off the trailer, where the vibrations aren't 
transmitted through the frame, loosening everything up, like the 
rivets, etc and not carrying noise into the trailer.  Sound travels 
better through solid objects than it does air.  And speaking of air, 
portables need to have plenty of it around them for cooling.  Not to 
mention a way to take them out to fuel them every few hours.

The big heavy generators designed for internal mounting have fans 
designed to pull air in and exhaust it through a louvered door, and 
they have vibration mounts to isolate them from the RV.  They're 
available in gas for motorhomes and LP for trailers and fivers.  The 
LP versions use a LOT of LP.

Problem is, they would require reinforcement of floor where they're 
mounted, not to mention take up precious internal space when you 
mounted a big box for them, so the CO couldn't get in the trailer.

I finally ordered a pair of Honda EU2000s this week.  I'm going to 
make up my own parallel interface cable, with some 4mm shrouded 
Mueller banana plugs, two red, two black, to keep polarity right.  
The tip on these is plastic, like the shroud, so they wouldn't 
electrocute anyone touching them, if one of the generator's plugs got 
kicked out.

I may also get an outboard motor gas can and a coupla spare EU gas 
caps, and make up the extended fuel setup a coupla guys on RV.net are 
using.

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Maurice
WBCCI 5446