chinese generators

Hi,
I wouldn't bet on that. Some of the chinese stuff is getting very hi-tech and very good!
Cheers

You reckon they send us the reliable stuff do ya Wolfie? :-)

My little $99 special(750w GMC) will run a 950w drill easily but the 1200w vacuum cleaner in the workshop makes it bark and kicks out the breaker after about 5 mins.

I've just picked up a 13hp electric start honda chinese copy for $550 only has a 60 day warranty but for the job it'll do on a feed-out trailer can't hurt to give it a go and I've got a stack of dead or dying honda motors so parts shouldn't be an issue, assuming they will fit of course ;-)

Tony Harding- supporting both the Australian and Chinese economies :-)

there's so many of them they'd be able to walk on their own to get here

Hi,

I have also run an electric chainsaw with it that is rated at 1600W. It does slow it down, but runs it.
You will find some of the newer, smaller microwave ovens will easily run. The ones with switch mode power supplies. You can tell it's a sw mode if your Mrs can lift it.

Cheers

manufacturers spec power comsumption at full load and unless there is full load applied, actual power consumption will only be a fraction of the spec.

Gidday,The weather at the moment is "blowing its guts out".As far as I know there is a cycloon wandering around out there somewhere and according to reports if it continues this way by wednesday we should know a bit more about it.I havent checked the www.bom.gov site lately.
Seeya Locallaw

Gidday,Update.The cycloon is approx 1100 ks east of Mackay heading west.Catogory 3 with winds 170 ks.So before you come check the www.bom. site first.
Seeya Locallaw

First Cyclone bulletin issued @ 4.30pm

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20065.txt

Thanks Locallaw and Dennis.

Will keep an eye out on the way up and check both BOM and this thread at my sons place in Brisbane. Unfortunately we are committed to a wedding on Hayman on the 20th and reception on Hamilton on the 22nd, From Brisbane we head to Caloundra for a couple of days where we are at to check out an upgrade for our van and then in towards Emerald before coming back out at Mackay. May see you around the track. At this stage we are staying at Mackay for a night so keep an eye out for the rig with the Exploreoz wheel cover and stickers and say hi.

John (Local Locallaw)