3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

I can't argue with anything you said, Professor. I hate throwing things away. (You should see my garage!) I am the type of guy who often cuts the electrical cords and keeps them before (if) I throw any appliance away. I have actually salvaged many other pieces, such as the sheet metal around a microwave recently that I had to eventually throw away after I repaired it twice before. I used the sheet metal to fabricte another enclosure. I virtually never throw anything away until after I have tried to fix it myself. I will try to salvage the remote control module for the Duropower and possibly the motor that runs fine. I am just so paranoid about ruining a trip because of an unreliable generator, that I decided to go with a reputable name brand (that, if necessary, is hopefully repairable at a reasonable price) instead of another Chinese inverter genset. It is not the first time I fell victim to low price. I bought one of the inexpensive Chinese scooters for my son several years ago. It wasn't long before the engine seized and I ended up buying the Moby ... it lasted a long time until someone stole it! I understand that China is doing to Japan, what Japan did to the world decades ago, and that is reverse engineer/clone what aothers are manufacturing at a much cheaper price. Maybe someday thew quality and quality control will be equal to what Japan has achieved but I think they will have a tougher road to hoe unless they start improving pay and working conditions for their employees. Wow, talk about being on a soap box! Take care, Gerry.