Champion Stand Alone Generator use in rainy Weather.

I think I'd be working on ways to run the C-Pap off batteries. A Champion generator running all night is a prescription for poor sleep for yourself and a lot of animosity from anybody within a mile or so. Those things are noisy, especially in the silence of darkness.

I didn't think C-Paps drew enough power to require a genny.

According to this: http://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-Equipment-How-many-DC-Amps-does-my-CPAP-REALLY-draw you should have no reason to run a generator. 5 amps at 12 volts is only 60 watts, and running even the smallest generator, a 900 or 1,000 watt unit, would be overkill. If you have one of the 1 to 2 amp C-Pap machines, it'd be like hookin' up a nuclear air craft carrier to tow your canoe.

2oldman wrote:

ventrman wrote:
Is there any Way I can use this Generator safely in rainy Weather?

I'm sure there is, but, running a generator while you're sleeping is not the greatest idea in the world. Exhaust fumes can kill. And if it's not an inverter model it'll be running full bore all night, which neighbors really hate.

I would have the Generator Positioned so I would not have to worry about lethal Fumes. My Generator is pretty quiet. I may also get a Generator Box to farther reduce Noise.

Horizon170 wrote:
Not sure whether you have a travel machine or not but if the power requirement isn't too great you could run it off a couple of batteries and an Inverter maybe.
You would need a ventilated cover for a generator probably. I have a Honda 2K and wouldn't run it in the rain. I have provisions for a waterproof cover for mine but doubt anyone else has a setup like mine.
For a make shift cover I would chain my generator to the front bumper and close the hood on a tarp and run the tarp at a 45* angle to the ground and use tent nails to secure it in an emergency.

Mine does not have a Battery. It is strictly AC.

Can you provide Pictures of your Setup?

ventrman wrote:
Is there any Way I can use this Generator safely in rainy Weather?

I'm sure there is, but, running a generator while you're sleeping is not the greatest idea in the world. Exhaust fumes can kill. And if it's not an inverter model it'll be running full bore all night, which neighbors really hate.

Not sure whether you have a travel machine or not but if the power requirement isn't too great you could run it off a couple of batteries and an Inverter maybe.
You would need a ventilated cover for a generator probably. I have a Honda 2K and wouldn't run it in the rain. I have provisions for a waterproof cover for mine but doubt anyone else has a setup like mine.
For a make shift cover I would chain my generator to the front bumper and close the hood on a tarp and run the tarp at a 45* angle to the ground and use tent nails to secure it in an emergency.

Many CPAP users use an INVERTER setup and run from the trailer battery. I thought most CPAP machines also ran off of 12VDC (Dual Voltage models)...

The idea is to run off the battery in the evenings and then run your generator the next day to recharge your batteries back up...

That is the way we camp off the power grid... Works out great for us as most places we camp at here on the East side of the US usually have generator run time restrictions. Running things off the battery banks solves that problem for us and then re-charge the next day when allowed to run the generator...

Roy Ken