Champion dual-mode generator # 100155 $799
Hello! Looking at Champion portable generator # 100155 dualfuel unit from Costco for $799. 7K run watts Gas 6k watts propane and 74 dba. Hoping for informed opinions about this brand/model’s rel...
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I have used this gennie for home backup, a task for which it is ideal, IMO. This gennie weighs 250 lbs, IIRC, and it was a struggle for two men to lift the crate down out of the back of a truck. Is this the kind of camping gennie the OP desires? I would get a smaller gennie--or two of them.
It is louder than the champ 3500/4000, but the tone has none of the "clanginess" of the smaller gennie, and is actually much easier on the ears. While I ran it briefly on gas, I ran it for the better part of a day on several occasions on LP, and its performance on LP has opened my eyes to the potential of LP gennies.
While it is a rotational generator, there is so much rotational mass that heavy startup loads do not affect it one bit. I stood next to it with TWO 1500 watt heaters and flipped them on and off in unison and neither the voltage nor the frequency did more than flicker briefly.
The sine wave of these rotational generators is very good, owing to the rotational nature of the wave creation. I haven't scoped it, but we did use it on sensitive electronics (giant TV, reciever, cable box, DVD plaer, etc) and nothing complained one bit.
I would HIGHLY recommend this gennie for home backup, and I am confident the OP will come to his senses regarding camping use once he sees this giant hunk of iron in person. It is way too big for transport, and yes there are quieter gennies out there.
It is louder than the champ 3500/4000, but the tone has none of the "clanginess" of the smaller gennie, and is actually much easier on the ears. While I ran it briefly on gas, I ran it for the better part of a day on several occasions on LP, and its performance on LP has opened my eyes to the potential of LP gennies.
While it is a rotational generator, there is so much rotational mass that heavy startup loads do not affect it one bit. I stood next to it with TWO 1500 watt heaters and flipped them on and off in unison and neither the voltage nor the frequency did more than flicker briefly.
The sine wave of these rotational generators is very good, owing to the rotational nature of the wave creation. I haven't scoped it, but we did use it on sensitive electronics (giant TV, reciever, cable box, DVD plaer, etc) and nothing complained one bit.
I would HIGHLY recommend this gennie for home backup, and I am confident the OP will come to his senses regarding camping use once he sees this giant hunk of iron in person. It is way too big for transport, and yes there are quieter gennies out there.
