R RF Overlord Joined Nov 8, 2003 Messages 3,920 Location Cape Cod, MA Mar 19, 2015 #21 3585 RPM = 59.75 Hz. That's not only "close enough", it's close enough for government work.
B Bebop367 Thread starter Joined Dec 8, 2006 Messages 375 Location Louisiana Mar 25, 2015 #22 I got the generator switch over to run natural gas yesterday. Ran and cranked well.
R RF Overlord Joined Nov 8, 2003 Messages 3,920 Location Cape Cod, MA Mar 26, 2015 #23 Cool...just remember that NG has less BTUs than gasoline, so your generator won't make 8000 watts on NG.
Cool...just remember that NG has less BTUs than gasoline, so your generator won't make 8000 watts on NG.
C chestand Joined Sep 20, 2011 Messages 169 Location Kansas City Mar 27, 2015 #24 The only way to "look" at the waveform is with an oscilloscope across the output. You can check for noise, etc. that way. But, as mentioned, 59.6 is close enough. Perfect is the mortal enemy of good enough.
The only way to "look" at the waveform is with an oscilloscope across the output. You can check for noise, etc. that way. But, as mentioned, 59.6 is close enough. Perfect is the mortal enemy of good enough.
