3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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Index Jeff wrote:Engines that are run continuously with a steady load are in "Heaven". Periods of inactivity are when the contaminants take their toll. Acids that have formed in the oil due to condensation and combustion byproducts are the most common forms of damage.
I emailed Champion a couple days ago with a simple question, and they have not gotten back to me yet. So, I guess I'll ask the question here. LOL
Some generators have a limit on how long they can be continuously run.
Does the Champion C46540 have any such limit ?
I have had 5 power outages in the past two months. The longest was for 6 days. The next to longest was for 4, then 3. The shortest was just over 12 hours.
Is running the champion continuously for days like that, going to damage the generator ?
As to running a Champion for extended periods, as long as you use the recommended grade of oil, changing it at recommended intervals, service the air cleaner, and do not overload the unit it will last for a surprisingly long time. Champion does not offer these units as "Commercial Grade" but with proper care that does not mean that they won't give great service. Most people will run their units while awake. They are shut down from bedtime to breakfast so that 100 hours between changes (of that is the recommendation) will take about 5-6 days.
The end answer is dependant on how you care for the unit.
