Didn't build/make it today, this was a a lengthy project back in the 90's putting together a generator for our bush camp.
Scavenged around scrap yards and the like and found a Yanmar engine, 3 kva and a 1.5kva generator and accessories.
Starting from scratch built the machine so the main generator was the 3kva and a simple belt change brought in the 1.5kva into service if the other failed. (It did once, threw the windings, very helpful auto shop repaired it under fusion policy ($0.0)
Also a 12V alternator is in amongst it. Also a means of battery charging.
Overhauled the Yanmar, rings, big ends, gaskets and seals.
Managed to find a flywheel ring gear and starter motor and converted it to electric start.
We built a little shed and concreted the floor and bolted the genny down.
Dug a trench by hand (toughest job of all) from shed to camp and ran some wire we picked up from a mining camp dump.
layful:
Mate was a electrician, he wired the camp.
We can light up the camp like a Christmas tree and have a couple of battery chargers to top up the batteries if required, two home fridge/freezers (We have both the freezers packed with bottles of water so the fridges act like ice boxes when genny not running. (Keeps the beer cold.
layful:
This old banger starts first kick and has served us well for all these years and we have recouped the massive outlay (about $500.00) hundred of times over with gold.
