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At track power options
- Thread starter Gixxer6
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If any one is interested I could arrange a group buy on these Kodiak Gennys, decently quiet with mitsubishi engines, should run 2 sets of warmers. 10 people and I can get them for around $700ea
I recently bought a Champion 1500 to use next season at track days (during the day), and I'll have it on a 100 ft cord away from the pits, so I don't expect complaints. However (please don't flame me for this), I don't really understand what's the big deal with noisy generators at night---why don't people just use ear-plugs? Everybody has such for when they ride anyway. I've got a little baby who is teething at home, she wakes up a few times at night and wife takes care of her, but that doesn't bother me the least bit---I've got earplugs, I sleep well and I'm rested for work the following day. Also, I'm a light sleeper and wake up very easily and have trouble falling asleep after that, but earplugs take the problem away.
I'm going to flame you. haha 
Have you read the whole thread? The ear plug topic was somewhat covered. IMO, there's no need to have electricity while sleeping. People have been sleeping outdoors without electricity for centuries. As was already stated, proper camping gear takes care of any night comfort issues.
Also, be mindful of line loss with your 100' extension cords. If they're 16 gauge you may have considerable loss by the time the power gets to your warmers.
Have you read the whole thread? The ear plug topic was somewhat covered. IMO, there's no need to have electricity while sleeping. People have been sleeping outdoors without electricity for centuries. As was already stated, proper camping gear takes care of any night comfort issues.
Also, be mindful of line loss with your 100' extension cords. If they're 16 gauge you may have considerable loss by the time the power gets to your warmers.
Mr.Azim
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And the thread wasn't just discussing noise consideration..... you get what you pay for.
I'm going to flame you. haha
Have you read the whole thread? The ear plug topic was somewhat covered. IMO, there's no need to have electricity while sleeping. People have been sleeping outdoors without electricity for centuries. As was already stated, proper camping gear takes care of any night comfort issues.
Also, be mindful of line loss with your 100' extension cords. If they're 16 gauge you may have considerable loss by the time the power gets to your warmers.
Oh, I did read the whole thread, but in parts. Half of it a week ago, and now I read the second half, so I must have forgotten, apologies for that.
As for the "sleeping outdoors without electricity for centuries" argument, people weren't riding superbikes on tracks for centuries either, so why do that now..
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Question: What gauge cord would be ok for 100' without considerable loss, 18 maybe?
You went the wrong way with sizing. 18 is worse than 16. For 100' 12 ga is the best compromise between price/availability and loss. About $40 from Costco/Princess Auto for a cheap cord, up to about $100 for a cord that coils nicely. 12 ga is good for 15 amps (~1800 watts @ 120V) at 100'.
Meh, don't think so, if I were to camp overnight, I personally wouldn't need electricity. I just couldn't help it mentioning earplugs because IMO it's uncivilized for people to cut cords and mess with other peoples property. We're in Canada after all, lol
So you still haven't read the entire thread?
Theres also the issue that your Champion will most likely die on you at some point.
Mr.Azim
Well-known member
Just rent out that other 1000 inverter power you aren't using at an inflated "I told you so" price
Apparently I'm experiencing sync issues
Yeah, I got that. But also, the general opinion was that it will first work for a while, and then die. That works for me, hoping it lasts for 10-15 trackdays. Who knows, next year I might be looking at those honda inverters too...or just buy another clunker for the season. $185 / 15 = $12.33 / day if it lasts for the season, I can live with that.
Maybe tracks should just have the "Quiet Inverter" section on one side and the "Loud Clunkers" pit space on the other lol.
Start profiling people based on what generator they own
I really like when families are segregated. Don't jump on me but an example is children at track. Keep em in one area where you can keep an eye out for em. Few times I've had kids dart out from behind a trailer or truck and I shudder to think of some wee one getting hurt by accident
Plus spicy language.
Oh, yes, I guess my thinking was reversed. I guess I assumed the comment was "too much wire = > too much loss", so I went with thinner 18g to reduce the wire...wrong. Thanks, your comment makes it clearer.
I agree with this. Not to mention if I'd ever bring my kids with me to the track for that very same reason.
What does riding a superbike have to do with the need for electricity while you're asleep? All I'm saying is that there is no reason to need something like an electric heater running at night. I'm going to make a grand generalization and say that perhaps the person who went for the less expensive (noisy) generator probably also didn't want to spend more money on a good camping bed roll and quality sleeping bag. Probably absolutely needed that $400+ professional quality paint job on their race bike though.
Mr.Azim
Well-known member
I was being sarcastic. I don't agree with this. Spacing is first come first serve, not by kids or no kids. Two of the friends I pit with bring their families so in our area we have 3 dogs, 3 kids, 7 adults and 8 bikes. Never had an incident or issue with any of them. The two families tried to pit away from people once and we hardly hung out all weekend because of the separation.
The more kids/dogs you have together in one place, the more likely they are to get excited and dart on the paddock at random. Some riders are adventurous with their paddock speeds, which would also contribute to potential accidents.
LOL
My paint job is Tremclad and people apparently should wait until they save a couple of thousand dollars for top dollar equipment before they even think about stepping foot on a track...lol
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