3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

camperdave wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
looking at the allpower 3000/3500 & the champion 3500/4450

OSH and pepboys have the allpower $269 & $329 respectively

kragen has the champion $299, both have 6.5hp engines

I wonder why one is rated for 3000 con 3500 surge and the other is rated 3500 con 4450 surge

and i couldn't find the noise rating on the box for the champion
( i have been very happy with the way my champion 1200 has performed )

I don't need the wheel kit (champion) as i will be removing the RV geset ( Generac XP45, i dearly loved ) and placing the subsitute on the slide out tray where the RV genset is ( solves the cooling issue ) slide tray out, while running in hot weather

it's really a matter of whether that extra 500 con watts is real

DOES anybody know ?

fwiw, the champion is limited by a 15a breaker on one leg, and a 20a on the other, so max 120v power available in stock form is 2400w by my calculations. Who knows where they come up with 4450w? Maybe from calculating something on the 220 side, I dunno? Realistically though, these two generators you are talking about have the same clone engine and should perform similar to each other.

I question your math, 20 + 15 is 35 amps , that totals more than 2400 watts that's 2400 on ONE leg and 1800 on the other ( max to trip breakers )

but it gives me pause to think

if the breakers are different sizes, I think i will purchase the allpower NOT the champion..

back to the stores I go, for another look see.


the one i looked at has the 120-240 switch and the twist lock recp