[SEL] I have been playing with engines for the first time in months

[Curt]

Pete,
Neat photos of your project. They caught my attention as I have a 6.5kw 
alternator I have aspirations of hooking to an old engine someday.
You are getting hosed on electricity! Here in NC we are paying 8 
cents/kw residential and 4 cents/kw for industrial.

BTW, what's with the URL? :-)
Pete Sex Tension??? or
Pete's Extension

Either way it's a good laugh :-)
Curt

Peter Scales wrote:

>Hi list
>
>Some pics of an old new toy here:
>
>http://www.petesextension.com/biodiesel/PetesProcessor.jpg
>http://www.petesextension.com/biodiesel/12-2-1.jpg
>http://www.petesextension.com/biodiesel/12-2-2.jpg
>http://www.petesextension.com/biodiesel/12-2-3.jpg
>
>The phone pics of the engine aren't too sharp, sorry :-(
>
>For the first time in months I have managed to do something hobby-related
>:-)  The alternator in the engine photos was made in 1954, so it is two
>years older than I am.  It's a Brush 6KW machine generating 230V at 50Hz.
>The Lister CS 12/2 was made in 1951.  It is a vertical twin with opposed 
>crank throws, generating 12 HP at 650rpm.  I can generate at 0.0666 GBP a 
>kilowatt-hour (13 cents US) on biodiesel, making it cheaper than the 
>utility company, who are charging me about 20 cents.
>
>All the best
>
>     Pete
>  
>