Product Description The most complete small generator book reference and "how-to" book available. Everything you need to know about building or buying small power plants. If you have any questions about generating your own electricity, you need this book! Not only does Steve answer your questions, he converts an auto engine into a powerplant that runs his whole house and heats his pool!
Customer Reviews: No!May 31, 2010 Richard A. Spandau(Raleigh,NC) The book starts out good with decent detail,but then it goes way too far in expecting you to home cast and machine different items. If I had electricity to run a lathe,I would be needing to make a home generator. As I said starts out good,but then the author seems to want to prove that he can do different things that have little to do with the stated purposes of the book. Slow shipment also- must have been out of stock.
Detail packed, but you still need to use your brain.January 4, 2009 Ronald Clobes(Alexandria, MN USA) 6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Steve demonstrates how he built a CHP power plant for his Florida home when a series of hurricanes ripped through that area. This book is full of the back-of-the-envelope engineering calculations that one would need to do to build a successful home electrical generator system. It is by no means a step-by-step guide unless you can find the specific engine and generator that the author used. Think of it more in terms of providing the vocabulary and ideas you'll need. The details are left to you the builder. Car engines are used as the basis of the CHP system. If you need something more robust, you may want to investigate the Lister clone engines made in India. This book would still provide many relevant details though.
This book is part of a series of books written by the same author. Aluminium castings are used to solve a number of construction issues so you'll want his book "Build an Oil Fired Tilting Furnace" and his books "Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual For the Small Foundry Vol. 1 and Vol. 2" in your library as well.
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