Re: OT:Outside live party

Joe Kotroczo wrote:

> "Eeyore" wrote:
> > Joe Kotroczo wrote:
> >> "Chas Gill" <Chas.Gill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>> "Phildo" <Phil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >>>> "Mike Dobony" <sword@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> >>>>
> >>>>> You will have a problem with everything out of phase (each
generator will
> >>>>> be on its own phase).  Rent a 10K generator.
> >>>>
> >>>> While your advice on renting a single genny is good, you obviously
do not
> >>>> have a clue about phase.
> >>>
> >>> Please expand by giving us a clue.  As I see it (and maybe I don't
have clue
> >>> either) if each (small) genset is running independently then it is
highly
> >>> probable that they will all be started at a different time, run at
slightly
> >>> different speeds and, hence, produce an AC output that is entirely
out of
> >>> phase with each other.  How would you see it?  Which bit of "phase"
don't I
> >>> have a clue about?
> >>
> >> I'd say that's correct, but what exact "problem" is this going to
cause?
> >
> > Maybe Phildo's thinking of neutral line currents ?
>
> Hmm? Care to elaborate?

Genuine 3 phase with matched resistive loads especially results in no net
current in
the neutral conductor. Which is a neat thing.

Many things can **** that up though, not least power amplification.

Without his input however, it's hard to be sure what he was thinking.

Graham