G'day BB et al,
Firstly, your right, It is worth reflecting that as recently as the seventies buildings were often largely put together with hand tools.
Secondly, allow me to share my own emergency generator story. We were faced with impending floods in 2011 and duly purchased a new generator with electronic governing, load sensing and other intelligent design features. It served me well in that emergency and in a couple of other power blackouts as well. In early 2015 we were then to be subjected to a cyclone and the genie was pulled out and confirmed to run. Cyclone came and went and the entire district was without power. It was then that I discovered the thing woundnt take a load. The sensing was acting up. I tried for hours to get a result but the electronics beat me. Understand that I'm rural and that no electricity also meant no water or sewage pumping.
The neighbour offered me a spare generator he had based on a very old robin engine that would start but not run, this was an easy fix- a blocked main jet! It kept me in essentials and cold beer for a week! In payment, I provided him with fuel as all the servos were without power and I had a large supply at work.
The moral of the story for me is that equipment that is supposed to be reliable in an emergency situation needs to be designed as such and needs to be repairable in emergency situations which means less technology, not more.
My hat off to you, your Old Man and the little gennie. May she provide years of reliability yet and be allowed a dignified retirement after that.
Cheers,
Last edited by prd; 05/10/16 08:02 AM.
