From: amdx on 22 Jun 2010 16:27 <wmbjkREMOVE(a)citlink.net> wrote in message news:0j522610a4bok57948l4u5vkrbph14utj8(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:58:19 -0500, "amdx" <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: > >> >>"Jim Wilkins" <kb1dal(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:6f741741-4c48-4d18-b136-c7cf4e930bc5(a)b29g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... >>On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, "amdx" <a...(a)knology.net> wrote: >>> ... >>> I didn't pay attention at the time but the Yamaha schematic Jim linked >>> to >>> was >>> not an inverter generator..... >>> Mike >> >>Look at the top of page 21, "...the inverter control unit. >> >> Sorry, I'm not finding that, either on the page labeled 21 or on pdf >> page >>21. >> Any help?? >> Mike > > pg 8 - "economy control switch" section explains variable rpm while > loaded, the hallmark of an inverter equipped generator. > > Wayne > For what it's worth, Yamaha make an EF1000 and an EF1000iS Nowhere in the manual below do I see the words inverter generator, but I do agree there is some evidence to support the idea that it is. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/service/manuals/0/LIT-19626-01-19_1109.pdf EF1000 http://www.generatorfacts.com/yamaha1.htm EF1000iS http://www.generatorfacts.com/yamaha2.htm Mike
From: wmbjkREMOVE on 22 Jun 2010 17:02 On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:27:27 -0500, "amdx" <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: > ><wmbjkREMOVE(a)citlink.net> wrote in message >news:0j522610a4bok57948l4u5vkrbph14utj8(a)4ax.com... >> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:58:19 -0500, "amdx" <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Jim Wilkins" <kb1dal(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:6f741741-4c48-4d18-b136-c7cf4e930bc5(a)b29g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... >>>On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, "amdx" <a...(a)knology.net> wrote: >>>> ... >>>> I didn't pay attention at the time but the Yamaha schematic Jim linked >>>> to >>>> was >>>> not an inverter generator..... >>>> Mike >>> >>>Look at the top of page 21, "...the inverter control unit. >>> >>> Sorry, I'm not finding that, either on the page labeled 21 or on pdf >>> page >>>21. >>> Any help?? >>> Mike >> >> pg 8 - "economy control switch" section explains variable rpm while >> loaded, the hallmark of an inverter equipped generator. >> >> Wayne >> > For what it's worth, Yamaha make an EF1000 and an EF1000iS >Nowhere in the manual below do I see the words inverter generator, The model # on the title page is clearly the inverter version, and the schematic shows a stepper throttle control. >but I do agree there is some evidence to support the idea that it is. Are you from Missouri? :-) Wayne
From: amdx on 22 Jun 2010 17:23 <wmbjkREMOVE(a)citlink.net> wrote in message news:059226pjive7cl16erku8ob8amolamjfrh(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:27:27 -0500, "amdx" <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: > >> >><wmbjkREMOVE(a)citlink.net> wrote in message >>news:0j522610a4bok57948l4u5vkrbph14utj8(a)4ax.com... >>> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:58:19 -0500, "amdx" <amdx(a)knology.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>"Jim Wilkins" <kb1dal(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:6f741741-4c48-4d18-b136-c7cf4e930bc5(a)b29g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... >>>>On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, "amdx" <a...(a)knology.net> wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>> I didn't pay attention at the time but the Yamaha schematic Jim linked >>>>> to >>>>> was >>>>> not an inverter generator..... >>>>> Mike >>>> >>>>Look at the top of page 21, "...the inverter control unit. >>>> >>>> Sorry, I'm not finding that, either on the page labeled 21 or on pdf >>>> page >>>>21. >>>> Any help?? >>>> Mike >>> >>> pg 8 - "economy control switch" section explains variable rpm while >>> loaded, the hallmark of an inverter equipped generator. >>> >>> Wayne >>> >> For what it's worth, Yamaha make an EF1000 and an EF1000iS >>Nowhere in the manual below do I see the words inverter generator, > > The model # on the title page is clearly the inverter version, and the > schematic shows a stepper throttle control. > >>but I do agree there is some evidence to support the idea that it is. > > Are you from Missouri? :-) > > Wayne Just a little healthy skepticism mixed with an interest to know. Here I wasn't skeptical enough. My new stainless steel glove $7.99 http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013362.jpg The stainless part http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/Qmavam/P1013361.jpg 0.00125" thick Mike
From: m II on 22 Jun 2010 19:40 Bruce in alaska wrote: > Hey Guys, Just a NOTE here: ALL Electrical Generators produce their > power in AC, PERIOD. What you think of as DC Generators have Commutators > that convert the AC from the windings, mechanically to DC, coming off > the Commutator Brushes. One of my teachers, years ago asked "What is a rotating mechanical rectifier?". When we gave up, he answered "A commutator and brushes". I've never forgotten that. Here's an easy one: What is the difference between a generator and alternator? mike
From: Jim Wilkins on 22 Jun 2010 19:52
On Jun 22, 2:58 pm, "amdx" <a...(a)knology.net> wrote: > "Jim Wilkins" <kb1...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:6f741741-4c48-4d18-b136-c7cf4e930bc5(a)b29g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, "amdx" <a...(a)knology.net> wrote: > > > ... > > I didn't pay attention at the time but the Yamaha schematic Jim linked to > > was > > not an inverter generator..... > > Mike > > Look at the top of page 21, "...the inverter control unit. > > Sorry, I'm not finding that, either on the page labeled 21 or on pdf page > 21. > Any help?? > Mike Search for the word "inverter". I found it twice, once there and once for connected devices. In the Foxit pdf reader Search is under Tools. jsw |