Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018 at 18:41
Greg, the generator market is flooded with Chinese-built generators.
Many of the lighting towers used on minesites and construction sites utilise Chinese generators for power.
There are good models and bad models in the Chinese range. Some are absolute rubbish, others are quite satisfactory in their construction and performance.
The main problem with Chinese generators sourced on-line is a general lack of backup and parts support, if they do develop problems.
Typical of this is, if the voltage regulator fails, you will often find it difficult to source a new one (or one that actually fits) and your generator then becomes useless.
Many Chinese design engines use substandard components, and die an early death. Many are over-rated for their power output, to try and compete.
Even if you buy a Chinese genset with a "brand-name" engine, such as Cummins or Perkins, you will often find the engine has no parts or service support locally, and local agents for Cummins and Perkins will advise you that the engine is designed and built under licence, specifically for the Chinese market and Chinese use - and to acquire parts for them, you need to source them directly from the Chinese.
The bottom line is, there's a lot of traps in buying Chinese products on-line and you're
well-advised to become familiar with Chinese selling practices.
Cheers, Ron.
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