LPG powered generators

Hi Gibbo

We bought a Honda that has been converted to run on LPG from these guys:

http://www.edgetechnology.co.uk/

We've had it for 18 months and are very happy. In fact, we've plumbed it into the main gas cylinder that we bought from MTH.

Although we bought a Honda at the time, I would now consider this generator:
http://www.power4motorhomes.co.uk/self_energy_eg20.htm
It's the "Self Energy EG-20 onboard 12V generator".

Rog

Hi Gibbo,

We too have had our Honda genny converted to run on LPG by the same company who converted Ivy's and because we also have had Gaslow bottles installed in our motorhome we can now conveniently connect the genny directly into the outside gas point. The conversion we had done to our genny means we have the option to use either LPG or petrol which is useful if you travel abroad or to places where LPG is limited. You can have it converted to run on gas only or both gas and petrol so make sure if you go down this route, that you opt for the choice that you feel will benefit you best.

Another plus point in converting to gas, apart from the reduced fuel price is that you don't have to put up with the awful petrol fumes and smell when you put it away in your outside locker after it's been in use! We discovered when ours was powered by petrol that because the locker where we keep our genny is directly under our bedroom area, the smell very often was totally overpowering and it could take several hours for the obnoxious petrol fumes and smell to clear.

Hope this helps?

Sue

gibbo said:

When you're charging the battery from the suitcase type do you some sort of charge regulator to prevent overcharging?

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We don't charge to battery directly from the Genny, although it has a 12v socket we were advised that it's not suitable for charging. Especially if you have four batteries! The 220v that comes out is pretty clean - that's why you go for a Honda "i" model

Our setup is a Euramobil M-reg, and we have four batteries. Our built -in charger would take far too long so we charge with two 20 amp Sterling chargers in parallel. I have bought a B-2-B charger which I may install today. We need lots of power because I often work from the MH (Alden Netmaster 90 internet) and we like our Nespresso coffee :wink:

Although Sterling said that the two chargers in parallel would be fine, what I find is that once the batteries are fully charged they don't hold the voltage at 14, it drops to 12. I am not 100% sure what they should do but I thought they would keep the batteries topped up at a higher voltage, and bear in mind power is being drawn all the time.

If I could do it all over again:
1st prize ... I would go for that "automatic" genny and a B-2-B (as expensive as it is).
2nd prize ... Keep my current Honda LPG genny and use a single 50 amp charger (probably the 1250CED), and of course the B-2-B

Once you add the cost of the Honda + decent charger (£750 + £470 = £1220) that automatic system is still double but I understand brilliant for what it does (at £2550).

The B-2-B makes sure that you get the most charge out of the driving time.

Rog