Group: alt.energy.homepower
From: "Vaughn Simon"
Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: Propane vs gas vs diesel (was Re: Buying Used Generator)


"Ulysses" wrote in message
news:13dbffnt4oebfd1@ ...
>
> I don't have personal experience with propane gennies but I've read that you
> will get as much as a 20% power loss over the same unit using gasoline.

The key words above are "as much as". A generator's power loss (or gain) by
changing fuels depends entirely on the design of the generator. For example: my
Onan is built with enough engine capacity that its rating is unchanged with fuel
type.

Vaughn