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 10-03-2006, 16:29 Post: 135669
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Do any of you have any experience or observations to share on NorthStar generators (from Northern Tool - item 165929), I lent my little 4kW portable unit to a someone and it was stolen, guess it was too portable So Sad. I want to replace it with the PTO unit above, any help or experiences appreciated. By the way I have a PDF manual for this unit if anyone wants it. If NorthStar units are cruddy what do y'all recommend.
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 10-04-2006, 07:52 Post: 135681
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DRankin - you bring up a good point, my Deere is rated at 25.5hp at the PTO. Are there any concerns with it powering a 12kW genset that requires 24hp. The literature on the genset states it's a 12kW unit (with a 13kW peak supply) and requires 24hp at the PTO (using the 2hp for each kW rule of thumb). That would require 95% of the PTO's rated output at full load, am I pushing the limit here, does the tractor PTO hp decline as hours on the engine go up? Is there enough fudging in the 2hp for each kW rule to make this a non-issue?






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Great, thanks guys. Looks like there is nothing untoward about NorthStar generators and that the size of the unit will be "ample" but not too big for the tractor. Many thanks you have all been very helpful






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I understand the inductive load in reverse analogy, thanks Murf. I too have a 100A service. I guess I have always assumed that's 100 Amps at 110V on each of the 2 hot legs (so that would be the power equivalent of 100A on 220), is that correct? The genset is listed as 12kW however it has a number of recepticles that can be used such that the largest load that can be pulled from any one recepticle is 50A on a 4 blade plug (they call it a welder plug), then there would be opportunity to pull some additional power from some smaller 110 and a single 30A 220V outlet on the generator. Supplying a house though, I could only use one outlet. From my calcs it looks WAY sufficient.






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