Originally posted by WeadleyThat works, a bit overkill though, since an amp takes, say 100,200 watts and the smallest generator is 1,000+. Its also not real quiet, not something you would want to busk in central park with, for instance, if you are into busking. I guess a kilowatt generator would be good for those cold winter days where you want power for your electric socks though🙂 The voltage stability of those small generator is a bit lax but that doesn't usually bother an amp. The main thing is to be sure it's a nice sine wave.
Honda Generator.
Why get so freaking geeky. get a small generator and play.
Originally posted by jimslyp69Well, if you have the bucks, that would be the way to go, they would run for 10 or more hours so it would definitely get you through a gig.
Some are yes. Hence the BIG price tag. know a man who has one, and it just purrs away. Just a slight whirring and that's it.
I remember a place where street artists gather in Jerusalem near the old city and they had several of them, operating till the cafe's and stores closed way past dusk, like to 10 PM and they were pretty quiet.
I often think about how you could go about making a small generator based on a model airplane motor, some of them are over one hp.
The only thing about those guys would be the noise and the fact you would need a large gear reduction since they get their power through high RPM's. You might get something the size of a shoebox that way though.
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Originally posted by sonhouseYeah. I have wondered if it was possible to get the power from a little peewee glow plug engine. Well maybe something a little larger.
Well, if you have the bucks, that would be the way to go, they would run for 10 or more hours so it would definitely get you through a gig.
I remember a place where street artists gather in Jerusalem near the old city and they had several of them, operating till the cafe's and stores closed way past dusk, like to 10 PM and they were pretty quiet.
I often ...[text shortened]... heir power through high RPM's. You might get something the size of a shoebox that way though.
Here's an example of a quiet 'genny' :-
http://www.tidyco.co.uk/store/honda/generators/generator_selection.asp
The Honda EX 7.
It is 12Kg and has a noise level of 58dB. Not sure what that occurs to in real terms, but it is described as 'super quiet'.