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The military spec'd manual adjustment because the gen may be in sub tropical sea level heat one day and at high altitude in the snow capped mountains the next day.
For the military they're portable, for civilians, not so much.
My 003A project is currently worth $1000, or at least that's what I'm selling it for. I'm near Ponchatoula if any of you rally guys need a gen project.
A physical inspection is always best. There is not guarantee that the hour meters are original and in working condition.
To me there are only 3 conditions:
New - Never used
Rebuilt - Used and then returned to military standard like new working condition
Used - Taken out of service for one...
In the real world $2730 for a Diesel gen set that will power the average home is a bargain.
SS member jbk (and others, I think) restore gens to perfect condition and sell them pretty cheap, IMO. If I wanted one in excellent cosmetic and running condition I would contact jbk and ask him to sell...
Generally:
Diesel military gens larger than 10kW are thirsty.
Gasoline military gens are always thirsty.
Turbine military gens are ravenously thirsty.
Wet stacking may be a problem if you use a grossly over powered gen to drive a very small load for long periods of time. IMO, though, there...
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