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New Generator
On 6/23/11 3:14 PM, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:10 -0700, wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:
Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.
If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.
Casady
Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.
Black smoke from Diesel indicates incomplete combustion and if it is
present, you can expect CO as well.
Casady
I don't run the diesel generator or the diesel engines on our boat
unless everyone is awake and the cabin is open. I've got CO detectors
placed appropriately. I also drop down in the bilge before using the
boat to check oil, fittings, whatever I can see. CO scares the crap out
of me.
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