Old & Slow wrote:
I also found it interesting that 'pritch272' found his All Power 2000i to be not exactly like the Kipor 2000i and not a chonda. That's different than what I've read. Guess you can read most anything on the Net. and doesn't make it 'exactly' correct. I would like to know if the Module in the Kipor and All Power is like the Honda or more like the Champion Global Power Equipment 2000'. ~ The Honda/Yamaha/Kipor are said to use 'analog transistor induced technology, in the module, which is said to be simulated signal processing. Running cool and requiring no Heat sink. The Champion 2000i on the other hand and pictured in a recent post, has a large heat sink module, saying to me, it must operate with some amount of heat. We all know, heat kills.
Floyd,
I believe, upon further research, you will find that companies like Allpower that do not built their own generators, will use a variety of different Chinese marques in their product line-up. Change will occur as the market fluctuates and product cost move up or down. Allpower did use the Kipor as a re-branded product several years ago - obviously there have been some changes.
As for "analog transistor induced technology" not producing heat..... well, truth is transistors and resistors produce a considerable amount of heat. Today's digital circuits are built on transistor technology. The design, substrate and number of individual transistors changes into what is now commonly called an IC, but the basic building blocks of transistors, diodes, capacitors, inductors and resistors is still there. All of these components produce heat. The issue is the number of components in a given space. When you cram thousands of them together the heat becomes concentrated.
Circuits designed to carry out the multitude of sampling necessary for digital to reproduce analog characteristics packs all of the heat into a much smaller space - sort of like the CPU in your computer, and it will require an external cooling device to maintain safe operational temperatures.
Heat sinks such as the one in the CPE2000i provide more than one function. Protection of the circuitry is one. By placing the circuit board and components in a rigid, waterproof aluminum box we can protect the circuits from the elements. The black epoxy potting also serves to protect the components from vibration, board cracking, water, and atmospheric pollution such as acids.
I've run the 2000i with the module exposed and as a result there was no directed air flow across the aluminum heat sink. I have physically felt the heat sink under these conditions and found it surprisingly cool - well under the 98.6 degree body temperature I hold.
Of course, all of this will change when the summer outdoor temperatures rise to 100 or more degrees. But, I can tell you as someone that is not totally new to this technology, excess heat will not be an issue for this module - unless you hope to run one in Hades.
