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Naio
Explorer II
Jul 05, 2015

Boliy generator?

There's one available used, with electric start! I'd never heard of the brand, but Amazon reviews are pretty positive.

Suggestions for how to evaluate a used genny? Opinions on this brand?

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  • there are hundreds of posts about the Boliy, in the Tech Issues forum here.
    they've been around for at least 6-7 years.

    an easy search in the Tech Issues forum here, will give you hours of reading.
  • My dad had one and I had one. I would pass. We found we wasted our money.

    Joel
  • I don't know whether it's an excellent generator or junk, but some of the claims on their website are absurd. (Directly connecting the alternator to the engine eliminates the need for a flywheel? The suggestion that such an attachment is novel, and not standard in virtually all small generators? An inverter that isn't directly run by a digital computer circuit isn't a real inverter?)

    In terms of evaluation: if it starts easily, runs smoothly, and works properly under a reasonable load (at least half its rated load), I would tend to believe that all's well. Of course, a perfectly functioning generator may not be the right generator for your application, so testing it with the loads you intend to use it for would be even better if possible—I guess I'm mainly thinking of starting an air conditioner if you have one you're hoping to power with the generator.
  • I had one a few years ago. The electric start model. It was DOA. But they sent parts and instructions right away. I liked it. I would buy one again.
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    Update: Reading more on Amazon, I see rv.netter Pianotuna! Who apparently did not have a good experience with a Boliy...

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