"dene" wrote in message
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Fine....I'm glad he's your pal, but he accused me of spamming, so in
this regard, he was being an idiot. Why would a spammer show pictures
of the design and list the materials used.

-Greg


Greg,

Perhaps I was too hasty in assuming you were trying to sell your invention
on various newsgroups.
If so, I offer my apology. However, I still think you are promoting a
potentially dangerous setup and ignoring some of the safety comments that
you have solicited.

In another post you appear to be testing this thing on a boat, underway
(operating in a no-wake zone) with the generator providing power to a space
heater. You reported the temperature in the box was 151 degrees. I did a
cursory review of the owner's manual for my Honda EU2000 and could not
readily find an operating temperature spec, however 151 degrees is
intuitively too high. These little generators are designed for forced air
cooling at a normal range of ambient temperatures. 151 degrees is not
normal. I am sure the operating temperature specs are available from Honda,
but I don't know what they are nor apparently do you.

Next, you are promoting it's use on a boat. The biggest danger on a boat
underway, large or small, is fire. Ever see a fiberglass boat burn? It's
not a pretty sight. You've got a hot generator, full of gas, a catalytic
type exhaust sitting in an inadequately vented and cooled plastic box. The
generator is producing electricity, has electronic components (inverter) and
you think this is safe? The EU2000 has a vented gas cap that must be open to
run. You close it when moving it around to prevent gas spillage. So, you
have a vented cap on the gas supply of a overheated generator ... in an
enclosed plastic box ... on a moving boat. Are you nuts?

My comments are intended to convince the unknowing that, IMHO, this is a
dangerous setup, especially for use on a boat, and careful thought should
be given before attempting to duplicate your idea.

Eisboch