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@earthenergyhex2 жыл бұрын
I wish you had showed more of the actual wiring, what wires from the Ags connected to the generator wires?
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony. I'd be more than happy to walk you through all of the wiring. The two wires for the solenoid for the auto choke are wired to A) The heavy wire from the starter solenoid to the starter, and the other wire B) is wired to ground. On the solenoid I used for the auto choke, my solenoid, it doesn't matter which wire of the two are used for either contact. Other solenoids might be grounded to the frame of the solenoid. For the generator start/stop coming from the house I wired the AGS wires right to the back of the switch behind the dashboard. Actually, I used a power plug for a internal hard drive male & female so that I can unplug it when needed. Someday I hope to attach to more accessible wires, but this is how it is for right now. Hope this helps, if more information is needed contact me: Jeff dot T dot Bishop at comcast dot net.
@vtradio2 жыл бұрын
I love going to NEAR-Fest. I'm so glad it's back after missing 3 of them because of Covid. I have a Hallicrafters S-40B that I bought locally here in Vermont. I wanted to learn how to recap a radio, so this was my first project. It came out really well, and now it even receives on Band 4! I had trouble tuning in Sideband, but now I realize that I did not turn down the Sensitivity. Yours in in very nice physical condition. I can see it shine. I added your video to my Hallicrafters S-40B playlist. Here is a short video of mine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJSwhGOha6ZogaM 73 Paul AA1SU
@nwmi4933 жыл бұрын
brilliant ideas ! on another note, noticed your call sign began with a K. but your are in Maine. Isn't the east coast W ? .. Father has been a HAM since the 60's. one thing i remember him telling be about call signs and how K were typically issued to west coast license holders. i once lived in lamoine for 10 years
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT3 жыл бұрын
The K and W for eastern and western US are for television stations. The number in a ham radio call sign designates location though it doesn't have to change when you move. I was originally licensed in Pennsylvania, so I have a "3" in my call sign. We are in New England now where the number here is a "1" but I retained my original call sign. I did design a different bracket that holds the solenoid this year but everything else remains the same and still works great. I have to replace the solenoid every so often and have recently altered the linkage to a spring instead. We've been using this since 2016, moving it to different generators as they wear out. I'm still very happy with how this works. Have a good New Year.
@nwmi4933 жыл бұрын
@@JeffBishop_KB3QMT I have been considering the AIMS 6600 but there are no reviews to be found anywhere. It is the only split phase, auto choke/start Inverter style sub 420cc, mid 5-6KW generator I can find. The others are 301cc which would be big enough (5kw) but the engine case doesn't have provisions for a starter motor. ie; WEN 625i or the Champion 100519. The briggs and stratton has a 6500 Inverter gen with 240v but it is not electric start
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT3 жыл бұрын
@@nwmi493 The only generators I'm familiar with are the low-priced Honda "clones." Electric start and an automatic choke are an absolute requirement for our electric system for the auto start/stop feature to function. That's the whole purpose behind my design, so that I can use cheap generators by adding a feature that's only available on the generators that cost 4-5 times as much.
@nwmi4933 жыл бұрын
@@JeffBishop_KB3QMT I was about to pull the trigger on the westinghouse wgen5600df. all the things i was looking for at a reasonable price BUT its a traditional output and i was concerned it would beat the snot out of my rinnai heater and tankless water heater.. so i went back to keeping my eye on an inverter gen. the wen6251 and the champion 100519 are right in the my wheelhouse but they dont even have provisions in the block to drill out for a starter. let alone trying to locate a flywheel with ring gear for a 301. predator makes an horizontal 301 with electric start, but that is way way way out practicality to change out a perfectly new motor for one with e start. alas. i will keep looking
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT3 жыл бұрын
@@nwmi493 Good luck with your search.
@sumanmondalsuman76353 жыл бұрын
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@faycel3143 жыл бұрын
Best Idea
@steveinla89634 жыл бұрын
Hi Jeff, what modifications did you make to your Chip'n Shred?
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT4 жыл бұрын
I had to make some of my own tines and I've switched engines over to a new 6hp Predator engine from Harbor Freight. I still have to rebuild all of the insides. I will make it heavier duty. As it is it does work pretty good for me.
@michaelbenoit2484 жыл бұрын
I see a K301 that needs a set of rings.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT4 жыл бұрын
Nope, first start on a brand new .010 over bore, brand new rings, brand new connecting rod on a .020 under crank, brand new valves on brand new seats. What you were seeing was the oil burning off of the engine, this puppy is brand spanking new inside. All this engine needs is broken in.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT5 жыл бұрын
We've been using this for quite awhile now and it's still working great.
@bobyhack5 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate , amazing hack !!!
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Here we are years later, still works perfectly. I pulled the rivets at the air cleaner and brazed the metal together there instead. I need to replace the other rivets with a weld as well. Rivets are only good for a few years. The real beauty of this is if you priced generators that are set up for this duty and see how much money can be saved. Most people don't have lots of money laying around.
@chaoticdriver6 жыл бұрын
what force of solenoid are you using? I'm thinking you don't need much.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT6 жыл бұрын
Here's what I used: www.ebay.com/itm/JF-0520B-DC12V-300mA-10mm-4N-Pull-Push-Type-Open-Frame-Solenoid-Electromagnet-/232380018267?hash=item361aedae5bOne thing that needs to be done with these is the addition of Loc-Tite on the threaded surfaces as they will vibrate apart otherwise. I dismantle all of the moving parts and used the red Loc-Tite on them. That keeps them together. This only takes a few minutes of your time but must be done for longevity. I made the video after I had already been using this homemade choke for a year. It's still working now.This is one of the best things I've come up with, and being off-grid this choke and the AGS module on the Xantrex system really has impacted our lives in a positive manner. All I do now is keep the oil changed and keep gas in the generator. I did put a 110v hour meter on one leg of the power coming in from the generator for maintenance and to judge the fuel level so that I don't have to walk out and check it, that works out good too.There are probably other ways to accomplish the auto-choke using the air moving through the blower shroud, I tried to use that (and failed) a couple times. This being coupled to the circuit for the starter motor only activates the choke while the engine is cranking and does work perfect for me.When I ordered those solenoids I ordered a number of them to keep them in stock since they were shipped on the slow boat from China. I was glad I did because I had two of the vibrate apart, and being spring loaded they flung those parts. Consider the Loc-Tite as a required procedure in this adaptation.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT6 жыл бұрын
My generator was running while I was filming this, and the radio is picking up RF noise from the generator.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT6 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, Yes we are using solar panels, the generator fills in the gaps when needed. We use electricity for lighting, deep freeze, washer, dryer (gas), entertainment TV & stereo, pumping water, ham radio equipment & power tools such as air compressor. Refrigeration came before electricity so that is propane. This homemade auto-choke is still working fine for me.
@ericrenner30626 жыл бұрын
Nice Video Jeff. Are you charging with a solar array as well as generator? Can you say what you run mainly with your setup? TV, Refrigerator other? Have you set it up to work off of propane? Do you think you would need the choking mechanism with propane?
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT4 жыл бұрын
Our system is Xantrex. We run everything on it, refrigerator, chest freezer, water pump, television, stereo, everything you find in a regular house. We have 120/240 volts A/C available. Yes, we are currently using four 325w panels and a Xantrex Solar Charge Controller. When we get the new house built there will be a larger battery bank and more panels. With enough panels and a large enough battery bank I'm hoping that there will be a reduced reliance on the generators. If the generator rarely starts I will convert it to propane to avoid fuel setting in the carburetor for long periods of tie. With propane you don't use a choke.
@Poshoo6 жыл бұрын
Nice!!
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT7 жыл бұрын
This was Friday, October 27, 2017.
@adamshine57 жыл бұрын
I would like instructions for this please.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT7 жыл бұрын
If you look at the rear side of the Stop/Run/Start switch, you will see two rows of three contacts.I worked with just one of those rows, which for me was the left side looking at it from behind.If I were to jumper the left center contact to the bottom contact, while that switch was in the "Run" position (that's important), then the starter would engage and the generator would start, exactly as if you were pushing the "Start" side of the switch. Once started I would remove that jumper from the bottom contact. If I leave it connected to the center contact and touch the other end to the contact above it the generator will stop.Knowing and understanding how that switch worked, I drilled an access hole, put a grommet in it, and ran wire to the back of the switch and soldered the three leads to those three contacts, noting which wire was which.With the wires outside of the generator, I could easily cross them and see how they operate. At that point you can continue the run of wire to wherever you're going with them and put a start and stop button.Later on, I jumped the Xantrex AGS module to those same wires.Some side notes, you should add a fuse, perhaps 5A on the wire connected to the center contact as it will always be hot regardless of what position the switch is in. I have a breaker box that the generator power enters into our cabin with the 240v power. From one leg and the ground (120v) I connected a 120v hour meter to monitor the time on the generator. I connected an electric outlet to the other, which would only have power when the generator is running. I plugged an a/c adapter into that outlet and connected it to a lamp mounted with my switches to tell me that the generator is producing power. I wanted that visual information because I didn't want to continue cranking the starter after the generator was running.The AGS on our electrical system was later programmed to take care of that.I haven't got the video of the automatic choke made yet. Basically, it amounts to a solenoid with a 5/16" pull mounted on a bracket I connected to the air cleaner. I cut a flat tin linkage and ran it from the solenoid to the choke where the metal pin from the plastic choke lever enters the plastic piece on the choke shaft. The solenoid I connected to the starter motor. This puts the choke on while the engine is cranking. Since my project evolved, I also have an earlier version of the automatic choke where air from the blower is directed against a wind vane I placed on the choke lever. I had also modified the choke lever to remove the "stops" where it snaps into place in the full choke and full run positions.This modification, which I built so that it could be moved from one like generator to another, is working out perfectly for us. I haven't programmed the "quiet time" setting on the AGS, so our generator automatically starts and charges our bank of batteries through the absorption mode and shuts off the generator when the Xantrex Inverter goes into float mode.This really adds a lot to our system and we would never want to go back even to the point where we would simply push buttons from inside the cabin, walking out and physically starting the generator is out of the question. I'm working on an over ride thermostat for when the engine is already warmed up and the choke isn't wanted, but to be honest, unless I've just run out of gasoline, that hasn't been an issue.You absolutely have to keep tabs on the oil level in the generator. My generator has a warning light rather than a low oil shut down. I will be converting that as well. Next immediate goal is a 33 gallon barrel for a fuel tank.
@adamshine57 жыл бұрын
Jeff Bishop very nice, thanks for the great details! Could you put me s link for the AGS that you used?
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT7 жыл бұрын
This is the unit I'm using for the AGS: www.starmarinedepot.com/xantrex-automatic-generator-start.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA3o7RBRBfEiwAZMtSCd7N_AeSogfo9odazAfuAIYLna6g8zaCHTlUn_ZhUF7Khy2sPJa8ThoCbEwQAvD_BwE I imagine that it's only good for the Xantrex system. I'm using the Xantrex 6048 Inverter/Charge Controller, a Xantrex Solar Charge Controller, and the SCP System Control Panel. All Xantrex.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT7 жыл бұрын
I've updated this design since this video. Will post a new video as soon as I get it together. New version is remote start from the cabin and also employs a solenoid for the choke. As Jack T pointed out some time ago, warm engines do not like to be choked when starting. I've only run into this when the generator runs out of fuel before completing its charging cycle. While I'm there fueling up, I'm also there to override the choke action; so it isn't much of a problem. However, I plan on breaking the circuit to the choke solenoid with a thermostat and perhaps a N/C relay in series.Except for the "warmed up" situation, as I haven't designed or installed the thermostat yet, this design is working absolutely perfectly for me. Will be ordering the Auto-Generator Start and Stop module for my Xantrex system shortly. This has taken about a year, but the project has been a great success!
@jackt61127 жыл бұрын
How well does it start when the generator is hot, such as after you refuel it? Generally, hot engines won't start if you use the choke.
@bn8808 жыл бұрын
:D Well timed misfire.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, startled the hell out of us...
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT8 жыл бұрын
A short while after I got this set working, I built a 120v power supply with a pair of transformers back to back (isolation transformer) that supplies both the 90v and 1.5v DC. I used a design I found on the web for the power supply. Works great, and no batteries.
@JeffBishop_KB3QMT10 жыл бұрын
Picked this up at an antique shop. Replaced the electrolytic and wax/paper capacitors, tubes (because they were cheap), and the antenna coil. Alignment by the book, and it works well. This is one of those battery powered 'farm radios' that uses the 1.5v 'A' and 90v 'B' batteries. For the 'B' battery, I have ten 9v batteries pushed together.