Anyone who has seen (and heard) the Fischer Panda generators in action has to be impressed. <http://www.fischerpanda.com/> The key seems to be the water-cooled armature in place of the air-cooled (and noisy) ones which we are all used to. Only drawbacks: most are 3600 RPM units and they are expensive. Can we expect the whole industry to switch to water-cooled armatures in the next few years? Bob ________________ R C Smith Jr M/V Susan Marie Hatteras 58 LRC Chesapeake Bay