On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, Mike wrote:
site owners a solution to test and verify generator operation. Does anyone have any pointers to possible solutions or vendor white papers I could look at? We probably want to verify start, read voltage to verify output, and maybe even gauge fuel in the tanks if thats possible.
Start with the generator owner's manual. You'd be amazed at what helpful maintenance suggestions can be found there. Sometimes they're even online... :)
Seriously, "talk to your vendor." You can frequently get gear with remote reporting, some of it will do dry contact or even talk RS232. If you can not, a lot of it can be measured anyways. If your gear doesn't "support" it, talk to generator service guys who are well-thought-of in your area. I'd place good odds that they'll be happy to outfit you with a computer-readable fuel level indicator, oil pressure, remote test, etc., etc., though they may be smiling their way to the bank and thanking you for all the custom work. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.