RadioBanter - View Single Post - Review of Walmart Emergency Power Generator

July 24th 05, 05:12 AM

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(Fred McKenzie) wrote:

The F7TC has a 3/4 inch thread, if I
understand what they mean by reach. (The Bosch W7CC and NKG B7ES are
plugs that fall in this category.)

I took the original plug down to an auto parts store. Between their
cross-referencing and what we did prefiously here, the closest plug seems
to be the NGK BP7ES. Physically it appears to be identical, and the top
electrode unscrews to reveal a thread like the F7TC electrode.

I bought one with the idea of saving the original and using the
replacement. However, when I tried to start the generator with the new
plug, the recoil starter mechanism broke!

It seems that the spring assembly was spot welded in four places to the
housing cover. I suspect three out of four welds were completely
defective, and the fourth didn't last long. It may have been the fourth
or fifth time I tried to start the generator.

I didn't want to go to the trouble of shipping a heavy generator to some
repair depot, so I took it back to Walmart for a refund. I will miss
having a generator that is just small enough to fit into the trunk of a
Toyota Corolla, yet is capable of supplying a modest amount of power.
However, another copy of the same generator, or a new recoil starter
mechanism, is likely to fail again for the same reason. I certainly can't
recommend getting one after this experience.

73, Fred, K4DII