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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Tony F. wrote:
Hey guys,
One more time, I want to clarify that this is not a Chinese generator in the strictest sense. Champion is a US company, with local engineering, QC, and tech support. They own the factory in China, as opposed to contracting with a factory. In other words, the only thing "Chinese" about this generator is the actual assembly labor. Once again, no, I do not work for them. I just feel compelled to clear up the misconception.
I am thrilled with this thing. So many features for so cheap. You gotta love it!
Joel - I think you're referring to this paragraph from "Tony F".
There's a misconception in the "misconception" he refers to:
"In other words, the only thing Chinese about this generator is the actual assembly labor".
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You covered the "naming" or "badging" procedure well (no matter where the mfgr is located).
The Prof covered the "how to become a (Chinese) generator supplier"
(branded by you) way back when.
Any one of us can/could order one -or several- containers of generators and sell them on E-bay (or?) until the supply ran out - or we ordered another shipment.
Calling them (badging as) a "Joel" would work - however "Old & Slow" probably would inhibit sales, LOL!
I have a friend who owns the Pogo Stick company (not the ones you remember as a kid, LOL) featured on Letterman (jumped over the NY Taxi Cab). He made a few trips to China to look into mfg there. An interesting story was the size of the manufacturer's (of and for everything) display "arena". Said it would dwarf anything Vegas (or?) had to offer.
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I looked at the review(s) on the Costco site.
I don't think mrfixit meant it was *you* that posted - simply that *another buyer* had a similar problem (he was in TX).
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JC
