T&T: onan 8kw gen monitoring

[Pascal Gademer]

i've never heard of a generator without at least an oil pressure and coolant 
temperature safety switches.  many also have exhaust temp switches to shut 
down right away if you loose water flow instead of waiting for coolant temp 
to rise.

many gennies have optional gauge panels you can install out of the engine 
room to monitor temp, volt and press.

pascal
miami,fl
70 hatteras 53my

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "badornato" <adornato at gmail.com>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:49 PM
Subject: T&T: onan 8kw gen monitoring


> what would be the minimum monitoring for an 8kw onan gen on my KK42?
>
> it runs great but if i lost a belt or raw water flow i wouldnt know it 
> till
> it froze up.  should i run a temp sensor up to the pilothouse as a minimum
> precaution?  is there an audible alarm that i could just stick on it down
> there in the engine room?
>
> -- 
> bruce adornato
>
> kk42 amelia
>
> sf
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