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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February.
Of all the months in the year I loath February the most. It is cold, wet and windy. So far, it is living up to its reputation.
It is like the "Night Before Christmas". Nothing is stirring, it is as quiet as a mouse. Christmas Day will be March - the beginning of the camping season for us.
In February I entertain myself with seemingly useless adventures. I catch-up on my maintenance of vehicles and equipment before the emergence of SPRING.
So, Monday I turned to a 2-Stroke, 950 watt camping generator given to me by a friend for, as he termed it, "Parts".
These things are sold all over the place under various names. Their rated power is advertised as anything from 750 to 1000 watts. Prices range from $79 to $199 depending on who has what on sale.
This was the second 2-stroke model I had been gifted. The first was a "King Canada" that had fuel system problems. I did get it to run but never bothered to give it much of a test.
This little 2-stroke happened to bare the Champion logo. I know CPE didn't build it, they just sold yet another model of a different color. I would like to think that it is somewhat superior in specs, maybe even performance tested prior to delivery. But, I don't know that to be factual.
This one had ignition problems, which were resolved with a cannibalized coil from the King Canada.
Cannibalized King Canada on left. Engine on right is a 1942 Clinton sporting an advertised 2-1/2 HP.
Now this surely isn't a 3,000 Watt Chinese genset that will run a microwave or A/C on a camper. Far from it. But, after giving the starter rope a pull and hearing it come to life I began to re-evaluate my prejudice against 2-stroke gensets.
This little machine was kinda quiet. The exhaust note is a higher pitch but there is absolutely none of the mechanical noise that a GX style 4-stroke engine makes.
I proceeded to run it through some testing. To that end I used my standard resistive load test rig -- six 100 watt incandescent bulbs.
Wattage Load
Output Voltage Under Load
Frequency in Hz While Under Load
Much to my amazement, this little genny purred like a kitten with the 600 watt load. Voltage held steady as did the frequency. I was impressed!
I don't know what I am going to do with it. It could power a TV, recharge a battery or possibly brew a pot of coffee. I am sure it will come in handy for something. Not a bad little genny for the price.
Of all the months in the year I loath February the most. It is cold, wet and windy. So far, it is living up to its reputation.
It is like the "Night Before Christmas". Nothing is stirring, it is as quiet as a mouse. Christmas Day will be March - the beginning of the camping season for us.
In February I entertain myself with seemingly useless adventures. I catch-up on my maintenance of vehicles and equipment before the emergence of SPRING.
So, Monday I turned to a 2-Stroke, 950 watt camping generator given to me by a friend for, as he termed it, "Parts".
These things are sold all over the place under various names. Their rated power is advertised as anything from 750 to 1000 watts. Prices range from $79 to $199 depending on who has what on sale.
This was the second 2-stroke model I had been gifted. The first was a "King Canada" that had fuel system problems. I did get it to run but never bothered to give it much of a test.
This little 2-stroke happened to bare the Champion logo. I know CPE didn't build it, they just sold yet another model of a different color. I would like to think that it is somewhat superior in specs, maybe even performance tested prior to delivery. But, I don't know that to be factual.
This one had ignition problems, which were resolved with a cannibalized coil from the King Canada.
Cannibalized King Canada on left. Engine on right is a 1942 Clinton sporting an advertised 2-1/2 HP.
Now this surely isn't a 3,000 Watt Chinese genset that will run a microwave or A/C on a camper. Far from it. But, after giving the starter rope a pull and hearing it come to life I began to re-evaluate my prejudice against 2-stroke gensets.
This little machine was kinda quiet. The exhaust note is a higher pitch but there is absolutely none of the mechanical noise that a GX style 4-stroke engine makes.
I proceeded to run it through some testing. To that end I used my standard resistive load test rig -- six 100 watt incandescent bulbs.
Wattage Load
Output Voltage Under Load
Frequency in Hz While Under Load
Much to my amazement, this little genny purred like a kitten with the 600 watt load. Voltage held steady as did the frequency. I was impressed!
I don't know what I am going to do with it. It could power a TV, recharge a battery or possibly brew a pot of coffee. I am sure it will come in handy for something. Not a bad little genny for the price.
