I have just received a booking form for exhibiting at Pickering Steam Rally and they INSIST that generators be either diesel or LPG, absolutely NOT petrol. I couldn't go 4 days without needing to recharge batteries and don't fancy shelling out on a solar panel or another generator on top of the two I already have. Has anybody tried running a petrol generator on LPG? The car I intend exhibiting runs on petrol or LPG so why can't a generator?
I have considered putting a calor gas bottle next to the generator with a bit of blanked off pipe going into the innards of it just to make it LOOK like it runs on LPG...
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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 12/2/2015
Health and safety i expect. Maybe they have had an incident with the extra petrol stored for use.
Why cant you manage 4 days on a battery?
I'd echo that..
Unless you're running a stall of sorts and have display lights and kit to run, 4 days should be doable as a "camping punter"..(..we routinely managed a week plus, off hook-up).
If you are really going to be pushed, then I'd maybe look at an additional leisure battery?..and just cut back on your overall usage.. ?
Yes, I thought bottle or tank had to feed from the bottom to supply engine with the gas still in liquid form but small generators appear to use a standard Calor propane bottle as in the picture with reasonably straightforward diy fitting. It looks a simple enough solution for the op if his generator has a suitable conversion kit available.
Thanks for replies. Rather than go to the expense of a conversion kit I might as well just run the car and have a 3.5 litre 160HP generator...
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Topic: LPG generators
