Generator

jackfish, Mar 18, 6:10pm
can any one tell me how much petrol a powertec petrol generator from repco will use an hour it has a 196cc engine and a peak power out put of 2300w

ryanm2, Mar 18, 6:31pm
Not much.

solarboy, Mar 18, 7:51pm
Depends what it's powering.If it's loaded up it might use more than a litre or two an hour but if it's running a light or intermittant load it'll use a lot less. Generators are often advertised with specs. including tank capacity and run time in hours usually on around half load to give you some idea. of their consumption.

johnf_456, Mar 19, 6:32am
stuff all

intrade, Aug 2, 1:16pm
well you should never load a generator more then 70% of its rated capacity. as they do overrate these and at full load it is strugeling to turn over
also 2300 watt is 2.3 kilo-watt
2.3 kilowatts = 3.08435081 horsepower you will have to produce to generate that power plus friction loss etc .like my 3.5kw generator has a ryobi 7,5hp engine and that you could hear struggle at 80% load
my big mother 35 kw deutz dieselhowever is unfased by what ever i managed to plug on, itn it chuggs away at 1500 rpm