3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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This month's Highways Magazine features a full page ad for the Champion 3,000 watt class and 1,200 watt class synchronous generators from Camping World.
This is the very first time I have seen a full page CPE ad in anything. CPE does NOT advertise, they leave this up to their retail sales customers.
It is noteworthy to mention that Affinity Media is now Trailer Life Enterprises and owns Camping World as well as Woodall's, Trailer Life, MotorHome, Camping Life and the very forum/thread we are on.
Over on the "other" thread devoted to the new CPE 2,000 watt inverter generator we have seen a lot of activity and commentary. I myself have spent numerous hours there commenting on my "twins" and their overall performance.
Inverters can be quieter and the nice, clean sine wave produced by the solid state computer based output module is less likely to cause a typical microwave oven to make strange sounds. But, IMHO, there is NO WAY dollar for watt that they can equal up to the pure power and performance of my 3,000 watt class Chinese built Champion open frame, synchronous generator.
When the A/C is running, the dbA level from twin 2,000 watt inverters matches that of my portable 46538 sitting outside with a GenTent. The twins are a full 8 dbA louder than my synchronous, sound shielded CPE40008 mounted inside the front compartment or "cave" of my fifth wheel when running the 15K BTU air conditioner. An unshielded 46538 comes in at 68 dbA, the twins at 65 dbA, and my 40008 maximum is 57 dbA. The GenTent used as a sound shield around the 46538 matches the inverter twins at 65 dbA.
The downside to the old, trusted synchronous workhorse? Well, it is heavy and not too easily hoisted into a pick-up bed without help. While it is what I consider fuel efficient, it is likely to use more fuel for each KW produced that the inverter. It does have more mechanical noise, which is where the GenTent really helps to make it a sound level match for twin inverters under load. The output has some distortion, but not at a level where any electronics in a RV could be damaged or performance impaired (microwave excluded - but no damage observed). The remote control RF unit, electric start, volt guard, load shed and 50 state EPA/CARB/NPS certification make it legal anywhere you go.
This is not your Daddy's Briggs & Straton Contractor Generator. The Chinese have reverse engineered the Honda 200 GX engine incorporating awesome reliability and the "better" manufacturers use all copper high temperature rated wire in the stator and armature of the alternator. Parts are easy to come by - no matter what brand of Chinese 3,000 watt class genny you have since there is such a wide range of interchangeability.
I have learned a lot working with my CPE and Kipor inverter generators. Keeping abreast to the mechanics and changes to the power products market is something I enjoy doing. But, for now, my synchronous 3,000 watt class Chinese generator is not coming out of the cave inside my 5th wheel. I love remote control, electric start and not worrying about two fuel tanks, parallel cables, two rope starters, two oil changes, etc. Just push a button and instant bacon or cold air. It's nice - you guys contemplating the purchase of a 3,000 watt class genny for your RV should not forget the old workhorses.
This is the very first time I have seen a full page CPE ad in anything. CPE does NOT advertise, they leave this up to their retail sales customers.
It is noteworthy to mention that Affinity Media is now Trailer Life Enterprises and owns Camping World as well as Woodall's, Trailer Life, MotorHome, Camping Life and the very forum/thread we are on.
Over on the "other" thread devoted to the new CPE 2,000 watt inverter generator we have seen a lot of activity and commentary. I myself have spent numerous hours there commenting on my "twins" and their overall performance.
Inverters can be quieter and the nice, clean sine wave produced by the solid state computer based output module is less likely to cause a typical microwave oven to make strange sounds. But, IMHO, there is NO WAY dollar for watt that they can equal up to the pure power and performance of my 3,000 watt class Chinese built Champion open frame, synchronous generator.
When the A/C is running, the dbA level from twin 2,000 watt inverters matches that of my portable 46538 sitting outside with a GenTent. The twins are a full 8 dbA louder than my synchronous, sound shielded CPE40008 mounted inside the front compartment or "cave" of my fifth wheel when running the 15K BTU air conditioner. An unshielded 46538 comes in at 68 dbA, the twins at 65 dbA, and my 40008 maximum is 57 dbA. The GenTent used as a sound shield around the 46538 matches the inverter twins at 65 dbA.
The downside to the old, trusted synchronous workhorse? Well, it is heavy and not too easily hoisted into a pick-up bed without help. While it is what I consider fuel efficient, it is likely to use more fuel for each KW produced that the inverter. It does have more mechanical noise, which is where the GenTent really helps to make it a sound level match for twin inverters under load. The output has some distortion, but not at a level where any electronics in a RV could be damaged or performance impaired (microwave excluded - but no damage observed). The remote control RF unit, electric start, volt guard, load shed and 50 state EPA/CARB/NPS certification make it legal anywhere you go.
This is not your Daddy's Briggs & Straton Contractor Generator. The Chinese have reverse engineered the Honda 200 GX engine incorporating awesome reliability and the "better" manufacturers use all copper high temperature rated wire in the stator and armature of the alternator. Parts are easy to come by - no matter what brand of Chinese 3,000 watt class genny you have since there is such a wide range of interchangeability.
I have learned a lot working with my CPE and Kipor inverter generators. Keeping abreast to the mechanics and changes to the power products market is something I enjoy doing. But, for now, my synchronous 3,000 watt class Chinese generator is not coming out of the cave inside my 5th wheel. I love remote control, electric start and not worrying about two fuel tanks, parallel cables, two rope starters, two oil changes, etc. Just push a button and instant bacon or cold air. It's nice - you guys contemplating the purchase of a 3,000 watt class genny for your RV should not forget the old workhorses.
