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Like many others I hadn't checked in here nor posted in ages. I'd just like to add that I recently pulled out my Champion and the gas in it was quite old but the carb had been run dry with the valve off. I just wanted to get some work done on the trailer and perhaps burn off the old gas. I opened the valve, started it up and while I wouldn't expect a full 2800 watts out of that gas, it started and ran just fine. We haven't used it much because we used to do lots of sand toys but gave them up. My Champion has been used in very harsh circumstances but still is running great. It's still even hard to get rid of all the old gas because it is so fuel efficient. Next batch will include some Stabil but for now Chevron gas didn't age too badly.371Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Well I was in a local Checker Auto while visiting some friends in Utah and wandered upon the Champion generators there. I already own one but looking a the newer ones reminded me of what is so wrong with our country in this day and age. Look at all those stickers. Mine didn't have them but of course they are there now. Among the warnings, the one on the cap tells you to only use gasoline in it. The rest are of course dangers and warning that not having a brain or doing something could kill you if you are an idiot. The second picture is of course showing how this generator cannot be sold in California. We have to have our own separate model of course that pretends to save the planet. I wonder how much more it costs get CARB certification and what the real cost to benefit analysis happens to be.232Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
MrWizard wrote: I will say this, we got annoyed using it for the electric drip coffee maker, we like to leave the coffee maker on to keep the coffee warm, the heating element cycles on and off, the 'Inverter' genny is 'RAMPING up & down' every few minutes, this is very annoying, i would rather listen to a constant drone. so either i am going to have to turn the coffee maker off, and deal with heating cold coffee in the MW, or run the Champ or Onan for coffee, and use the HW only after morning coffee is finished. I did try switching econ OFF, which raised the basic speed up so the RAMPING difference was not as great, but it still ramped up & down with the cycling of the coffee maker. IF you are the type that makes drip coffee, then turns off the coffee maker, because you consume it pretty quick and it won't get cold, then you won't get annoyed, its a totally personal thing, but something i've NEVER SEEN mentioned in any previous generator thread since inverter generators are quieter, it may be less noticeable further from the campsite or less noticeable if you are watching the morning news on TV. everything has its place, and i'm not ready to dump my Champion. I've mentioned the cycling versus constant drone in several generator threads. The last time was here. In fact, proving great minds think alike, I actually mentioned your exact scenario. ME wrote: Now believe it or not, I have been woken up more by inverter generators than by open-frame/non-contractor generators. The reasoning is that most folks who have louder generators give some thought to when they run them and do as I do, run them during the busier times of the day. I've found a lot of folks who spend the additional money think they have a lack of consideration pass with regard to their neighbors. Most turn it on eco-mode or even feel entitled to run them outside of generator hours, and forget the noise they make when they hit their electric coffee makers in the very early morning hours. It is also easier for me to tune out a consistent noise instead of one that keeps cycling. The constant becomes like white noise and fades into the background. The cycling up and down and the revving of the generator that goes with it bugs me because my brain keeps notifying me of the change. So for me it was a $300 Champion, and a couple hundred more for some additional battery capacity and hardware to hook it up. Just keeping it real for the Champion.;)325Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
We just got back from a week in San Felipe, Mexico. We were tent camping and needed periodic power which was provided perfectly by our Champion generator. I've never had any issues yet with gas going bad. The gas in it this time had been there since November. I was hoping to get through it and add some fresh gas with my newly purchased Stabil. Maybe it is just me but I only purchase Chevron gas and it seems to really do well in terms of not going bad as quickly.334Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
77charger wrote: professor95 wrote: 77charger wrote: For mine i use filter oil on the air filter as well as grease the end of the foam which helps alot.I usually have to clean my gen once a season(carb area due to sticking). I assume the oil is something like K&N recharger oil? When you say "grease the end of the foam" I see you putting axle and bearing grease around all of the edges? smart man! i just use air filter oil for a dirtbike spray it on and then compress it.These champion filters werent designed for the conditions i use the gen in.Sand will get thru anything it can so i figured i would at least slow it down,I ought to take a picture of the filter next time after a long weekend stay if the wind picks up. I've run mine down in the sand on a piece of plywood but mostly in the back of the pickup. Since I haven't used the air filter oil I ought to take a picture of the air filter and beginning of the carb air intake for comparison purposes. Air Filter 1. Remove the snap-on cover holding the air filter to the assembly. 2. Remove the foam element. 3. Wash in liquid detergent and water. Squeeze thoroughly dry in a clean cloth. 4. Saturate in clean engine oil. 5. Squeeze in a clean, absorbent cloth to remove all excess oil. 6. Place the filter in the assembly. 7. Reattach the air filter cover and snap in place. Opps... thank goodness this thing was $300 just in case ignorance isn't bliss here. I'm getting ready to add some Stabil to the gas and will do what I ought to on the air filter. I'll take some before pics to show what my lack of knowledge and maintenance might have wrought. I've only recently begun doing the maintenance on my own quads and so I started buying the air filter oil. It might be a nice recommendation for all of us to look into instead of trying to use engine oil. It sprays right on in a very convenient manner and I bet if folks were honest most of them haven't been treating their air filters with oil370Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Just a quick update to let you all know that my Champion C46540 spent a week working flawlessly out at the Imperial Sand Dunes, aka Glamis. We used it to recharge batteries, for air conditioning and for running the satellite box one night for shows that we couldn't get over the air. I also had a new LCD television and inverter in the mix along with charging a Mac laptop and cell used for internet service. The power was clean enough that nothing ever complained. The circumstances in which it was run were again, filthy and nasty. The silt is incredibly fine and just crawls into every cranny you can imagine. The Champion started right up and ran fine with nary a second pull most times. I did check the oil level and added before we took off. We did encounter one problem when the pull string broke. It did so right at the handle and so we simply rethreaded it through and tied it again two inches shorter. This did make me wonder though, anyone had to replace the entire pull string on their Champion? Mine is three years old now and it probably wouldn't hurt to replace the whole thing.346Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Anyone have any particular thoughts about the cleaning of these generators my particular one being the Champion RV Ready 3500watt. As I have mentioned in previous posts, my generator is used almost exclusively for when we camp at Glamis. That environment is quite rough on everything that is out there and it has done a great job. However it does look every bit the part of a generator that has cumulatively set outdoors in the finest sand desert for several weeks. I would like to clean it up and make it look like new again. Secondly I bashed my generator against another object while moving it and crushed the plastic that covers the voltmeter. Anything similar that might fix and cover it?406Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Gerry2006 wrote: Thanks to the Prof and Floyd for the input. As best as I can tell, the manufacturer for the Duropower is Dexin International. They share the same campus in Covina, CA. and the name is mentioned in their "Terms and Policies" (warranty) on Duropower's web page. Unfortunately, the Dexin Website has broken links so it is really hard to confirm if it is indeed the manufacturer of the unit. Anyway, I hope I have good reports! Gerry This website?298Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
Figured I would chime in here and stop lurking. I own a 1971 Winnebago that is... as the saying goes... paid for. I'm putting the carb back on this week after having had it rebuilt and discovered it needed to be rebuilt after pulling the gas tank to have it chemically treated and coated due to rust. I bought it running for $1000. Since then it has been mostly cosmetic stuff and fixing the loose ends of several other "upgrades." My most recent bit of fun involved putting in a city water hook up since the only hook up it had involved the tank for the previous pressurized system. You can imagine my surprise when I also discovered that the new plastic tank while a nice thought, had no return air outlet. It is a M300 chassis with a 318. I don't think I have read about too many of these in here compared to the 440's. I had a local garage redo the brakes in all four corners. It was a bit pricey but I simply don't trust myself with brakes of this vintage and knowing what to do and spot on something this old.273Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
Old & Slow wrote: $500 could bring a really big smile that would last perhaps more than four years. DuroPower is getting close to what is to be desired in a RV genset but the dbA needs to be lowered, don't you think? I only wish I had this option when a purchased last year. Well the four years part was a joke about how much Paul McCartney had to shell out to his wife in his recent divorce. I wouldn't mind quieter but I also don't mind what I have now. As I noted, if the circumstances were different then my criteria would be as well but I bought cheap in the first place because my use is infrequent but heavy when it does occur. I'm a bit cheap by nature and this is part of why I keep all my camping equipment separated. I have the truck, travel trailer and generator all separate from each other instead of integrated because as you noted and discovered, often integrated together means a very specific and expensive to repair or replace it in the first place. I am glad I own a generator separate from my trailer so if a repair or problem crops up, I'm not stuck taking it to this authorized deal and shelling out huge money for parts and service. I feel the same way with the truck maintenance versus a Class A or C RV. However if I were retired and doing like a lot of folks on here do, which is boondocking a full or semi-full time basis, I'd have $500 out of my pocket pretty quick for that generator so I could sit in my trailer and press a button. If I could spend $50-$100 more and knock off several decibels I would probably spend that too. I am personally shocked that there isn't more interest in this area for businesses. Anything that adds to the value proposition disproportionate to the cost you think would be aggressively pursued. We are talking about some features here that likely would allow them to double the retail price or raise it roughly 60%+ for no where near that in terms of parts added. This is well understood in other businesses. You go to McDonald's and they want to offer you more of the most inexpensive parts of the meal for huge mark ups (supersizing) because potatoes and sugar water are cheap compared to beef. The cost of a starter, battery and the electronics for the remote have got to be cheap in comparison to everything else on the generator. To be able to offer it and raise the price so much would be something they should jump on if they were smart. On a per unit basis I would bet that it would't be an increase of more than $50 yet would yield $200-300 more in price. That is a great return for a business to seek in terms of profits.216Views0likes0Comments
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