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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Kirk,
Based on the Professor's past input (and obvious experience with the Champ), I'm 'assuming' many of the GX parts will interchange. But I cannot confirm until I get greasy. The parts swapping possibilities is one of the reasons why I jumped on the 46540. But again, It's clearly an assumption on my part having never torn a Champion down. We'll find out within the coming weeks.
I'm not looking to increase the HP above factory specs. Boosting the CR in my case is to better exploit propane's higher octane in an attempt to regain some of the HP losses associated with the conversion and the higher elevation. If you are much below about 3000 ft. elevation and burning gasoline, I'd discourage CR increases - especially if you anticipate pulling rated loads in warmer temps.
A well designed genset includes matching the generator (alternator) to the prime mover. When the inexperienced user spends time with a generator, they usually recognize the 'overloading' symptoms - i.e. the engine grunts & strains pulling the load. So if you increase the engine's HP much above factory rated, it becomes vastly easier to produce $ smoke from the generator's windings... without warning.
Based on the Professor's past input (and obvious experience with the Champ), I'm 'assuming' many of the GX parts will interchange. But I cannot confirm until I get greasy. The parts swapping possibilities is one of the reasons why I jumped on the 46540. But again, It's clearly an assumption on my part having never torn a Champion down. We'll find out within the coming weeks.
I'm not looking to increase the HP above factory specs. Boosting the CR in my case is to better exploit propane's higher octane in an attempt to regain some of the HP losses associated with the conversion and the higher elevation. If you are much below about 3000 ft. elevation and burning gasoline, I'd discourage CR increases - especially if you anticipate pulling rated loads in warmer temps.
A well designed genset includes matching the generator (alternator) to the prime mover. When the inexperienced user spends time with a generator, they usually recognize the 'overloading' symptoms - i.e. the engine grunts & strains pulling the load. So if you increase the engine's HP much above factory rated, it becomes vastly easier to produce $ smoke from the generator's windings... without warning.
