4 Sep
2007
4 Sep
'07
8:49 p.m.
Well tonight the wind blew so of course Rocky Mountain Power has failed in our neighborhood. I guess the gerbil in the treadmill died, or the extension cord got pulled out of the transformer or something. At any rate, for the first time since I got my generator (2 years ago) I'm running the house on it- and I have to say that it's more stable than the power company! Running the computer on gasoline right now (instead of coal and wind) and no complaints. I do run the generator for 10 minutes every 2 to 3 weeks just to keep it lubricated, change fuel every year and use Sta-bil in the gas. Joe Bauman, you've been running your laptop & telescope in the field from a generator for some time now; any insights or comments?