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Originally Posted by lm6y
Probably not. But on a side note, one of the guys at work is trying to convert an air compressor pump into a steam engine to drive a generator to help not rely on the "grid" so much. Not sure how well it will work, but it ought to be interesting if he doesn't kill himself.
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OH, that can be done. The issue is that most steam engines do not cycle very fast. You will either need a generator with a lot of poles or a gear box. The real issue is speed/load control to keep the system frequency in the 57.6-62.4 HZ region.