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![]() Hey, it's only about 6 or 7K too much for a near useless (for most folks) amount of power. RB 35s5 NY |
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![]() Capt. Rob wrote: Hey, it's only about 6 or 7K too much for a near useless (for most folks) amount of power. More like *at least* $11K too much. Who in their right mind would pay that much for that little? PDW |
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Look at it from the prespective of A-H produced
per gal of fuel. Then balance that against the benefit of quiet power and it's versatility as a heat source for hot water. I think it is a winner. BTW. There are no libricants and only easy to replace seals. The big question is the lifespan of the unit. If it last far longer than a genset per A-H produced then I'm sure it will have a broader appeal. Longevity is the question I'd want to ask, and I have not gotten a straight answer to that one. Peter wrote: More like *at least* $11K too much. Who in their right mind would pay that much for that little? |
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![]() For $12K I could buy enough solar panels to outproduce that thing and pay $0.00 running costs for fuel. Some of my guys built a small genset a couple years ago to deploy on Heard Is. It used a tiny Honda weed-wacker type powerhead driving a PM generator. Cost even with Govt R&D accounting a fraction of this thing. Reminds me of a salesman who tried to sell me a 600W 12V microwave for some ungodly price. I did a quick mental calculation & pointed out I could buy a $100 microwave and a 1Kv inverter to run it for less than half his price, so who but an idiot would buy one? This thing falls into the same category. PDW Bart wrote: Look at it from the prespective of A-H produced per gal of fuel. Then balance that against the benefit of quiet power and it's versatility as a heat source for hot water. I think it is a winner. BTW. There are no libricants and only easy to replace seals. The big question is the lifespan of the unit. If it last far longer than a genset per A-H produced then I'm sure it will have a broader appeal. Longevity is the question I'd want to ask, and I have not gotten a straight answer to that one. Peter wrote: More like *at least* $11K too much. Who in their right mind would pay that much for that little? |