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Old 08-13-2020, 08:25 AM   #20
blubuckaroo
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Join Date: May 2019
Location: Ridgefield WA
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Originally Posted by cdotson View Post
Your generator's engine loses power with altitude. At 10k ft elevation you're down up to 30% from sea level. Between your generator putting out 30% less and your microwave drawing around 30% more, your generator isn't big enough.
You bring up a good point. Even when you re-jet for higher elevation, you still loose power. There is just less oxygen.

Also, at higher elevation, the boiling point of the fuel lowers, and an engine acts like it has less compression. That's the same reason that there is different instructions, on a cake mix, for higher elevation.
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