All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info. tvman44 wrote: Just a heads up to anyone considering a 3000W Chinese Gensets specifically the champion C46540. Cabela's will have them onb sale next Saturday 03/08/2008 For $279.00. Can't beat that. :) :) Wanna bet??? see my post on page 560/561 :):):):)Re: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info. professor95 wrote: CPE technical services was kind enough to mail me their new tridigital meter for testing and evaluation. It came unannounced in a box yesterday, without a schematic. I need to get in touch with the head tech service honcho there and find out how the two unidentified wires attach. Once complete, I'll share the details. The meter appears to be universal enough to fit any make or model 3,000 watt 120 volt genny, but it does NOT fit the old analog meter hole. Tri-digital is suppose to give voltage, running time to 999 hours, frequency and rpm (Humm.... that's quad digital). Could you please e-mail me at rlimrich@cox.net, I have one of those meters, would like to discuss briefly about larger gensets such as the one you have at home, cvt'd to propane... Thanks, RonRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.Ever fear being without a back up source of power, in an emergency OR having convenience for camping??? Generator for $299.00 plus tax, not a bad deal in itself... http://www.partsamerica.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=CPE&MfrPartNumber=C46540&CategoryCode=3483C&SID=sduidp0t769413 A 15% discount coupon, with a little chicanery and a very small purchase (returnable later) , a 25% discount ! (read the posts) http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/695710 $150.00 Rebate http://cskautoinc.rebatestatus.com/displaypdf.aspx?GFmCPCipleQGLQ6KLP3ff/qlBF4b/ps0fK0iLbBpjg8= Good Grief! Can you say a NET cost of $91.63 ??? (after purchase, san diego tax of 7.75 percent, and rebate) If I didn't have my 7000 watt electric start beast, I'd bag a spare for emergencies! Act fast, the deal runs out on March 29... RonRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.Hi All, (Newbie, to this discussion board), Ron here. Been readin all 500 plus pages over the last few months, been achin to get on here to post. With all the discussions of Honda 'clones', I've become rather sold on the Champion brand. I don't have an RV but I do need one to run a 120v MIG welder in my work, so a full head of 30 amp steam at 120v is what I need. Otherwise, the 3500 is real nice as it's pretty quiet for what it is... Of course the bigger engines are louder (15 or so horsepower for the C41365 model), the one that I have chosen, but it's not as loud as the "Contractor" models that are north of 76dB.. yikes! Funny, Kragen Auto has the SKU in their system for it with a price of $974 (ouch!) but they can't order it for some dumb reason.. so by some dumb luck, I called Champion tech support one day and got this outfit on the east coast on the phone, and am working on a much better deal pricewise. We shall see what it goes for. I'm not saying what I might get it for, but shootin for about 1/2 to 2/3 of that amount.Re: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.(Quoted) >Many of us who contribute to this thread almost bought the PowerMax >Brand. I am interest to know more of what you discover as time goes >by. The Powermax brand is one that is sold by MaxTool.com. About 2 years ago, I bought one of the 3500 watt/4400 watt surge models with electric start for $379 plus tax. Went to Los Angeles from San Diego to pick it up, spent $50 in gas, round trip - saved on shipping. To sum it up, fired up on first try, forgot to do the 'break-in' period, still gave me Yeoman service! :) It's downfall with me was, I do light welding with a 120 volt MIG and it would trip the breaker on one side about every 3rd-4th time I'd pull the trigger, as it did not have a 120 volt switch to put both fields into phase for full current, nor did it have a 30 amp 3 prong twist lock outlet. That REALLY was the only problem, underpowered on the 120 side because of it. Sold it to a hispanic fellow at a car wash we frequent who had a mobile car detailing biz on the side that he was setting up. Now I'm out for the Champion C41365 that Prof95 referenced in one of his posts. No worries about being underpowered with that beast! LOL! Ron