http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog Updates and news from the generator industry. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:15:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yamaha has a history or manufacturing efficient, long lasting, cost effective portable generators. They make a variety of models for users at all levels, ranging from smaller generators for general consumers to heavy duty industrial generators for business and construction use. If you need a small, light-weight model then the Yamaha ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/is-a-yamaha-generator-right-for-you The first Honda portable generator, the E300, was built in 1965. The Honda Motor Company was started in 1948 by Japanese businessman Soichiro Honda, who was concentrating mostly on building motorized bikes, and later actual motorcycles. In 1962, three years before the company began producing portable generators, Honda started making ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/the-history-of-honda-generators Aqua Sciences has developed a portable system that pulls clean drinking water out of air. The newly and successfully tweaked technology uses large salt filters to attract water from the air and filter it to provide drinking water. The unit is loaded on a truck, and powered by ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/generators-and-new-technology-create-mobile-wells Honda’s inverter technology reduces the size and weight of their generators by building the alternator into the engine. The microprocessor converts raw power into ultra-clean power with a sine wave equal to that coming from most household wall outlets, preventing surges which can harm sensitive electronic equipment. The Eco-Throttle system ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/the-honda-inverter-and-super-quiet-line Alternating Current: Voltage that fluctuates from a positive peak through zero to a negative peak. The number of times the cycle is repeated in one minute is called hertz.  Amperage: A measurement of the strength of an electric current. Also called amps. One amp flows when one volt is applied across ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/glossary-of-generator-terms Strings of scattered storms knocked out power sporadically across the Midwest.  Reports of seven inches of snow were reported in Texas and over eight inches of snow were reported in Wisconsin, although there was no snow to be found in areas only twenty minutes away. Reports of Power Outages: Owasso, OK saw ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/the-power-is-out-in-the-midwest If you bought a new furnace and replaced an old one in 2006, you may want to take a closer look to see if you are entitled to a tax break.  Most new furnaces rated with a 95 AFUE (Annual Fuel Use Efficiency) or higher can earn you a tax ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/buy-efficient-furnaces-and-save The executives at Kohler Power Systems know that sometimes power needs are only temporary. As a result, the company offers an entire fleet of a wide variety of their power generators for customer rental. These Kohler Power Systems rental generators come in power capacities ranging from 5.5 kW to 2000 kW, ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/kohler-power-rentals Power outages have blanketed the Midwest region lately as a direct result of recent storm destruction. Heavy rain reduced visibility and made roads and runways extremely slippery. Winds gusted through the area knocking down trees and power lines. And, snow covered the ground. Over a hundred thousand homes were without power in Missouri. Nebraska suffered from ... http://www.generatorfacts.com/blog/more-power-outages