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   Message 696 of 2,576   
   josephkk to Nico Coesel   
   Re: OT: Linnix vs. Generac   
   31 Oct 11 21:33:42   
   
   XPost: sci.electronics.design, rec.radio.shortwave   
   From: joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:24:18 GMT, nico@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote:   
      
   >linnix  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> =A0 =A0You may have, indeed, overrun the machine's ability to serve in a   
   >>> continuous stretch.   
   >>   
   >>What is the definition of power outage?   
   >>   
   >>The only time it was on for more than 5 hours was during the 10 hours   
   >>Arizona power blockade of S.CA.  Otherwise, i ran it for the pool pump   
   >>one or two hours every day or other day. It was 200 total hours, 100   
   >>cycles over 5 months.  I did not know it was engineered to fail after   
   >>100 cycles and void the warrenty.  By the way, i brought it from the   
   >>AZ dealer of Generac.  I guess nothing good come out of AZ.  Sorry,   
   >>had to rub it on JT.   
   >   
   >Perhaps it needed an oil change. 200 hours is equivalent to 16000   
   >miles for a car.   
      
   Don't know about you but i can hardly drive 80 mph all the time.  I   
   average something more like 30 mph, not much freeway driving.  Even with   
   freeways much of my driving is during "rush hour" and often not above 40   
   mph average.   
      
   ?-)   
      
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