After 15 years i recommend the small ones only for emergency use if there is nothing else to do the job. In most cases they will go a tolerabe job of charging but when a large load kicks on it gets real funky fast and the inverters will probably kick it off if adjusted well.
I have a couple myself, but don't try to live on one. Fuel use is high and expensive. I have a fellow that used to blow one every 6 months. (coleman, cambell hounsfield and others with briggs engines and the like. Bob On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > I place Coleman, Generac, North-star and a lot of the small 3600 RPM > generators in the wasted $ column. Too many problems, short life, bad wave > form, lack of real service, and basically a fine waste of money. I have > clients that could not afford a good water cooled generator that have not > been through one cheap generator about once every two years. > > You could buy a big boat........... > > Thanks - > > Dana Orzel > > Great Solar Works, Inc > www.solarwork.com > E - [email protected] > V - 970.626.5253 > F - 970.626.4140 > C - 970.209.4076 > "I'd put my money on solar energy. I hope we don't have to wait 'til oil > and > coal run out before we tackle that." > -Thomas Edison, in conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, March > 1931 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Drake > Chamberlin > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:27 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Small Generators > > Hello Wrenches, > > Has anyone had problems with small generators, creating problems with > electrical or electronic equipment? I'd like to incorporate Coleman > Powermate generators in backup systems. They have units in the 5 KW > range that have engines that seem fairly sophisticated. They do not > have electronic voltage regulators, but appear to have effective governors. > > Thanks, > > Drake > > Drake Chamberlin > Athens Electric > OH License 44810 > CO License 3773 > 740-448-7328 > 740-856-9648 > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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