X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1020228 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:24:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k22ENbaI025806 for ; Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:23:39 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002501c63e04$a168f780$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas regulations. Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:21:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C63DDA.B83D0750" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C63DDA.B83D0750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My 5.5KW generator burns a 5 gallon tank in 8 hours - now that's not = fully loaded, but with several lights, refrigerator, fireplace blower = motor operating and TV set. But in any case 125 gallons would give me = 125/5 =3D 25 * 8 =3D 200 hours. Give price of gasoline - wish my rotary did as well {:>) Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:25 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Transfer Tank for Gasoline... Texas = regulations. 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? =20 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C63DDA.B83D0750 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My 5.5KW generator burns a 5 gallon tank in 8 hours = - now=20 that's not fully loaded, but with several lights, refrigerator, = fireplace blower=20 motor operating and TV set.  But in any case 125 gallons would give = me=20 125/5 =3D 25 * 8 =3D 200 hours.
Give price of gasoline - wish my rotary did as well=20 {:>)
 
Ed
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From:=20 WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 = 12:25=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Transfer Tank=20 for Gasoline... Texas regulations.

In a message dated 3/1/2006 8:37:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, bobperk@bellsouth.net = writes:
Just how=20 long would 125 gallons of gas run a 5000 W generator? =20
 

Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9 N658RP = Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing=20 changes

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