3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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I landed here after googling for info on the Pep Boys Pwer Pro generators. Good info in this thread, but WOW is it a long thread. Very hard to track down specific information/responses.
I bought the Power Pro 5500 today. Not sure if the specs were already posted somewhere in here, but here are the important items of note (from actual inspection or the manual):
The generator started on the very first pull. I let it go for about an hour with AC, frig, one 110v light bulb, and the microwave plugged in. I was using a 50ft 12ga extension cord and everything worked fine; the compressor cycled off/on numerous times. I could hear the gen "throttle up" so to speak when the compressor kicked in, but it never sounded like a strain. Inside my camper with AC running I couldn't hear the gen.
First impressions: I can deal with the sound and will work on a 'keep the neighbors happy' abatement, I can overcome the weight, I love the $400 price tag, and I love having power to spare. I think I'll keep it!
[NOTE: I'm going to start a new thread so that others can add input/questions on this particular model and I can ask about some things I couldn't track down in this thread]
I landed here after googling for info on the Pep Boys Pwer Pro generators. Good info in this thread, but WOW is it a long thread. Very hard to track down specific information/responses.
I bought the Power Pro 5500 today. Not sure if the specs were already posted somewhere in here, but here are the important items of note (from actual inspection or the manual):
- IT'S PRETTY LOUD
- IT'S PRETTY HEAVY
- 2 ea 120V duplex receptacles @ 23 amps each, 46 amps total available in 120V mode
- 1 twist lock 240V @ 23 amps.
- You either do 120V @ 23A x 2 (46 amps total) or 240V @ 23A (23 amps total), but not both at the same time
- One single 46 amp breaker for both 120V duplex
- 12V DC 8A always available
- 6.5 gallon tank, box read "10 hrs @ half load."
The generator started on the very first pull. I let it go for about an hour with AC, frig, one 110v light bulb, and the microwave plugged in. I was using a 50ft 12ga extension cord and everything worked fine; the compressor cycled off/on numerous times. I could hear the gen "throttle up" so to speak when the compressor kicked in, but it never sounded like a strain. Inside my camper with AC running I couldn't hear the gen.
First impressions: I can deal with the sound and will work on a 'keep the neighbors happy' abatement, I can overcome the weight, I love the $400 price tag, and I love having power to spare. I think I'll keep it!
[NOTE: I'm going to start a new thread so that others can add input/questions on this particular model and I can ask about some things I couldn't track down in this thread]
