3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

Wrace wrote:

I am rapidly approaching a camping weekend in the non hook-up loop of a national park and am anxious about the noise factor when using my champion to recharge the trailer batteries each day. Not so much because I'm worried about any grief from the rangers, but for my own enjoyment while in the campsite while the gen is running.

The generator will be running in the bed of my pickup which has a carpeted fiberglass topper with side, front, and rear opening windows. The bed of the truck has line-x coating. Also, the generator has a wheel/handle kit on it so it sits a little higher off the ground.

When situated in the bed of the truck the generator will be placed in the rear left corner, which puts the switch panel, choke, and pull starter within fairly easy reach for a right handed person such that I'm pretty sure I can get it started when it's in the bed.

This of course also means the air intake at the gen head and the engine exhaust pipe is at the other end facing the front of the truck bed.

SNIP

You mean like this:



The only difference is possibly my exhaust extension going through the topper roof.

The air in the camper shell heated up quickly -- too quickly. I ended up having to put a 20" box fan at the front of the bed where the slider window was open to blow air out the open rear hatch over the tailgate.

This was the weekend that my AVR failed - possibly due to too much heat.

I really think you are asking for problems with all the stuff you are proposing. As I have noted before it is easier to cool an enclosed genny with a small compartment and fan that directs air flow than a larger compartment that just blows air. Having the camper shell around the enclosure will compound the problem.

My advice is to quit worrying about noise. Run the genny during generator hours and while others are running theirs. It's sound level will be fine under those conditions.