The way I figured out frequency of these generators was by looking at the military patents. They have 24 poles and operate at 400hz. I was never interested in having someone tell my the exact freq their machine was running, just generally. Was it 1khz, was it 100hz? I have been here exploring over 5 years only just recently found the answer on my frequency meter. Anyone who has half a brain knows that rpm changes the freq.
In fact for the last 100 years the manual for a 2 or 4 pole gas generator instructs a person to idle adjust the freq setting, this is a no brainier.Of course rpm changes the freq, that has never been the question. My setup is a 20 pole and at 1600rpm the freq is 295hz. At 3600 rpm it would be over double that. This is why the military uses a 24 pole. A 24 pole generator lets the operator have his cake and eat it to, so to speak. That generator runs at 1700rpm, which is very slow extending the life of the rotating parts dramatically and at the same time puts out a whopping 400hz. 400hz power has 5 times the output of the same size 60hz. Some say 6 times. At 400hz the wires carries the power on the skin, so skin effect changes everything. To take proper advantage of 400hz in terms of collection and distribution is way over your head and the heads of those who read these posts.
Hope you don't get burned alive like others have. A generator is nice but the air is nasty to breath. maybe an oxygen source would be in order. If the smoke gets thick enough your wife is going to stay gone till rainy season.
Happy remodeling.
In fact for the last 100 years the manual for a 2 or 4 pole gas generator instructs a person to idle adjust the freq setting, this is a no brainier.Of course rpm changes the freq, that has never been the question. My setup is a 20 pole and at 1600rpm the freq is 295hz. At 3600 rpm it would be over double that. This is why the military uses a 24 pole. A 24 pole generator lets the operator have his cake and eat it to, so to speak. That generator runs at 1700rpm, which is very slow extending the life of the rotating parts dramatically and at the same time puts out a whopping 400hz. 400hz power has 5 times the output of the same size 60hz. Some say 6 times. At 400hz the wires carries the power on the skin, so skin effect changes everything. To take proper advantage of 400hz in terms of collection and distribution is way over your head and the heads of those who read these posts.
Hope you don't get burned alive like others have. A generator is nice but the air is nasty to breath. maybe an oxygen source would be in order. If the smoke gets thick enough your wife is going to stay gone till rainy season.
Happy remodeling.
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