Re: Generators (long original article plus comments)

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From: Bob Hale
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 1994 03:38

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In article <1994Sep5.114439.9557@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us>,
Mike Morris <morris@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> wrote:

[ about generators ]

>Plan on putting a large muffler on the exhaust output of the generator.
>Then put another muffler on the air intake!  It's amazing, but on some
>engines, a surprising amount of noise comes out of the air intake.
>One acquaintance ran the exhaust through a buried oil drum and cut the
>noise by 2/3.

The idea of using a large chamber for a muffler is a REALLY BAD IDEA.
If you should ever get an accumulation of unburned fuel and air in
the drum, and then succeed in starting the engine, you will get a
bomb-like explosion from that buried drum.

Keep the volume in the exhaust system to a minimum for safety's sake.

Bob Hale   hale@brooktree.com

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Subject: Re: Generators (long original article plus comments)
Date: 5 Sep 1994 20:38:38 -0700
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