X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1003180 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:26:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.137; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.196.51723608 (25508) for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:25:48 -0500 (EST) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <196.51723608.3137dbdc@aol.com> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 00:25:48 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations. To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1141277148" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1141277148 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/1/2006 8:37:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, bobperk@bellsouth.net writes: Just how long would 125 gallons of gas run a 5000 W generator? Bob Perkinson Hendersonville, TN. RV9 N658RP Reserved If nothing changes Nothing changes Bob, FYI in my non-flying RV I have an Onan 5500 W generator. This really is overkill for my unit but I got it cheap. My wife and I dry camp every year for a Rodeo (She's the cowpuncher), and running the generator for the AC about 1/2 the time, (around 1000 W) it uses about 0.5 GPH. Fire up the microwave at the same time and the tables say .75-1.0 GPH at 4-5K W. I've never worked it that hard so I'm not sure of those figures. The short answer is A LONG TIME. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1141277148 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 3/1/2006 8:37:36 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 bobperk@bellsouth.net writes:
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Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9 N658RP=20 Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing=20 changes

Bob,
 FYI in my non-flying RV I have an Onan 5500 W generator. This rea= lly=20 is overkill for my unit but I got it cheap. My wife and I dry camp every yea= r=20 for a Rodeo (She's the cowpuncher), and running the generator for the AC abo= ut=20 1/2 the time, (around 1000 W) it uses about 0.5 GPH. Fire up the microwave a= t=20 the same time and the tables say .75-1.0 GPH at 4-5K W. I've never work= ed=20 it that hard so I'm not sure of those figures.
 
The short answer is A LONG TIME.
Bill Jepson 
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