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Colten Burton:
And as you can see right here, it has an internal cooling system.
Hi, my name is Colten, with Gentek USA. Today, we’re going to be talking about the difference between an air-cooled generator and a liquid-cooled generator.
So right here, we have a 26 kW. It is air-cooled, so that means it’s going to pull outside air in. It’s going to come through this system right here, through the filter, and that’s what cools down this engine.
So these generators, they’re very handy, they’re awesome, and obviously they’re a lot more budget friendly, but they are going to run very hot at a continuous 3,600 RPMs. So, with that being said, you will need to check oil more frequently because they will burn oil.
Versus over here, we have a liquid-cooled generator. Now, this liquid-cooled generator is a 48 kW Kohler, and as you can see right here, it has an internal cooling system. So this is what cools the engine instead. So it’s going to run at much less RPMs and it’s not going to run near as hot.
Now, on this 48 kW right here, you can see this much larger enclosure. This is going to contain a lot more of the liquid-cooled components that you need in order to keep the generator nice and cool rather than the air-cooled. Still, it’ll run awesome, but it’s going to be a lot more hot and run a lot higher RPM.
Now, in summary, you give us a call. Let us know. We’ll help you out with sizing a generator, picking out which one suits your application the best.
