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September 29th 04, 01:50 AM
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AKC Supreme Being wrote:
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 23:16:11 GMT, "I am not george, itoldyouiamnotiamnotgeorge are morons!" wrote in : "Frank Gilliland" wrote in message news 
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:43:37 -0400, (Twistedhed) wrote in : snip .....I'm going to buy a quieter (and larger) Honda model in the future, maybe a prtable A/C unit, too. This Troy-Bilt is way too loud. Just a suggestion: Shop around carefully for a generator. Most of the 'portables' and many of the commercial gensets on the market are junk. Why is that Frank? Are they way overrated for continuous duty? Too much heat? What? I've not maxed one out enough to have a failure, but was wondering what to watch for. Well, the worst I've seen are some of the Colemans with the plastic end-bell, which is about as dumb as AMC's plastic valve cover, and with more destructive results (got a B&S in the garage from a Coleman with a shattered rod, bent crankshaft and the cam snapped in half). Some brushless heads have problems due to less-than-robust rectifiers in the rotors, which are a bitch to replace. Some seemingly high-end generators are mated to motors that are not designed for such use. Some have poor regulation, some have proprietary connectors, some have limited voltage configurations, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying is that if you are going to buy a generator, do your homework first or you are likely to have problems. Suggestions on better models? I have a really old Pincor with almost no regulation, and was thinking I may replace it with a better model so that I can feel a bit more comfortable plugging electronics into it. I always check this old thing with a voltmeter to make sure it's not overvolting. just saw consumer reports ratings for generators and their highest rating for 3-4 kw rigs is a honda eu3000is. 4.5-7 kw is a generac. the best buy in the latter is the troy built but it does mention the noise problem. hth... |
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