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Sandia_Man
Jul 26, 2017Explorer II
We have both an Onan and a Champion 3100 with remote start as we have become too accustomed to one button simplicity when starting our onboard. Although I have worked in the electronics industry for many moons and have a couple of o-scopes at home, I have never scoped either genny and see no real reason to do so as they have performed their jobs without issue.
I do monitor AC voltages and frequency while they are in use, no biggie since the measuring device simply plugs into an outlet. They both can readily run my rig's AC unit which is mandatory for any generators I plan to use while RVing. I have powered everything contained in our rig with both units and items powered function exactly the same with either generator.
Our Onan has been flawless for over 1K hours and a decade of heavy use, it is major overkill in most cases. Here steps in our Champion inverter genny, quieter, more fuel efficient, and surprisingly hardy. It easily gets the most use now since it can run our AC unit, the Onan still gets fired up when we need to power heavy current demand items for prolonged periods.
I do monitor AC voltages and frequency while they are in use, no biggie since the measuring device simply plugs into an outlet. They both can readily run my rig's AC unit which is mandatory for any generators I plan to use while RVing. I have powered everything contained in our rig with both units and items powered function exactly the same with either generator.
Our Onan has been flawless for over 1K hours and a decade of heavy use, it is major overkill in most cases. Here steps in our Champion inverter genny, quieter, more fuel efficient, and surprisingly hardy. It easily gets the most use now since it can run our AC unit, the Onan still gets fired up when we need to power heavy current demand items for prolonged periods.
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