Whatever Happened to Kipor Generators?
I used to own a 1000 watt model. I never had any problems with it other than having to replace the Eco switch (a Kipor parts place wanted $48 for one; Radio Shack had a switch that worked for about $3...
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Around 2004 to 2006 Kipor was sued by Honda for patent infringements over generator motors and parts. It has been a while since I read about it, but I believe a Chinese company was either manufacturing parts for Honda and went into business manufacturing the Kipor generators using Honda parts or was using Honda proprietary designs and manufacturing the generators.
