Thanks guys!! I am looking forward to attempting this build. But for now it is on the backburner, I have a couple of customers pushing hard on us to get their builds done.
Lots of good things in store for the 2015 model year. Everything will getting much more refined and our Micro series is getting a complete makeover with many new added features including automation. So this will a very advanced system for the entry level market. The E-Series is evolving to new levels with new and fresh ground breaking advancements. This next build we are working on will be a taste of what is to come. Next years versions will get a new exclosure system with a beefier framing. The media filter will disappear and replace with a wet cyclonic filtering system.
One of the criteria for many users is they want the machines to never shut off. Not for fuel charging, not for cyclone catch clean outs, not ash removal, not condensate draining etc. So as soon as I get the 2015 models wrapped up, I plan to get an early start for the 2016 model year. This will be the machine we address all these issues and hope to make the machine capable of a complete auto run mode. Might even possibly start the machine with a cell phone app.
I am teaching myself how to program with arduino and picking this up very fast. So automation will get much more advanced next year as well. I hope to have the machine capable of simple push button operation by next summer. This would include igniting the gasifier from a cold start up along with auto engine starting. I already wrote my own code for our 02 sensor mixer and will be taking baby steps until I reach this point.
Ill be posting pics of the new 25 kW machine soon, it is coming together great! I must make hot rodder guys cringe when they see my system, with the hopped up crate motor just so we can run wood gas through it. LOL