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NorthOrSouth
Explorer
Jun 24, 2015

Diesel generator just a bit too loud - how to quiet it down?

1992 Monaco Dynasty DP with a Kohler genset (Yanmar 3 cyl diesel 1.4 liter engine - 9Kw) This genset is huge in capacity, size and weight. IF we lived down south and needed to run the dual AC AND ...
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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2015
Over the years I moved to camper and since we camp in Sierra where no AC is needed, for small coffee maker, microwave and charger I am carrying one of those $80 generators from Harbor Freight.
It does all we need, just not all at the same time and is easy to carry.
It is relatively quiet becouse it is small 2-cycle.
Making several cord pulls is a bit annoying as my Honda most of the time starts on 1st.

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