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More About Power Plants

By John W. Boyens

3711 S. Hampton Drive Bettendorf, Iowa 52722.

This is an update of the article in GEM December 1982 issue, page 12, about Ready-Power Mfg. lifetime electric power plants.

As of this date I know of two sizes: 1 KW powered by a 1½ to 2½ International Model LA engine, and a 2 KW powered by a 3 to 5 HP International Model LA engine.

The alternators were built by LeLand Electric of Dayton, Ohio. They had a 120 volt AC and a 12 volt DC winding in them. Each were fitted with a flywheel V belt pulley of Ready-Power's design.

The Ready-Power Company of Detroit, Michigan, manufactured the main mounting base for the unit and cast a special heavy flywheel that had cooling fins and double V belt grooves for the engine.

They made an outer cooling coil ring for the engine coolant by using air compressor after cooler tu...

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