gen set GMC

Stick to running the Engel off 12v. That's what they are for.

Why would you run a noisy generator all the time to run an Engel of 240v when it'll run for days of a 75Ah battery nearly silently? If you are somewhere more than 3 days run the 4wd for a couple of hours or go for a drive and sight see.

To run an inverter from the generator you would need to have the generator charging a 12v battery to which you would connect the inverter then plug the fridge into the inverter. Talk about making something really simple really complicated with no end benefit other than having spent your voucher.

Surely you need a drill, jigsaw or box of shiny new drill bits.

I reckon I know what will be more usefull. And non of them will have the camper next to you wanting to throttle you.

I've even seen gift vouchers for sale on Ebay. $100 voucher sold for $80 cash that you can spend in the 4wd shop? Better than buying stuff to collect dust.

Dave

fridge will be fine. put genny with exhaust facing away and behind a tree with a long extension cord and the noise will disappear.

If you are buying a generator, wouldn't you be better off using it to do top-up charges on a deep cycle battery, rather than continuously running the generator? How much fuel do they use an hour? About a litre at a guess? Not cheap.

If you're not able to charge your battery from the vehicle for whatever reason, see if using the generator as a charger makes sense instead. You would then wanting to be looking at a battery that could accept a fast charge, like an AGM.

Bill i run a GMC Gennie when i go camping, run the Engel fridge off it and have no problems, the GMC is a relatively quite unit, having said that I dont camp around other campers normally, where i live you can still get away from the rest of the human race.

Cheers
Spango

gday bill.
there a great little genny.
i use mine some times when away for a long weekend ect with no driving.
i use it during the hottest part of the day when the waeco is working the most.
the lid gets opened and closed so often with the beers being in there.
while im running the fridge from the genny i also use the battery charger on the genny to put a bit of charge into the battery.
as said by brew long lead and point away from every body(unless they annoy you)
you will hardly even notice its there.
dont forget to throw out the spark plug that comes with it and buy a good quality one.
cheers

I've got one too. I use it on our property to power the onsite caravan at night. It runs from dusk till midnight and has done this for several months now. It's never missed a beat, and once we installed it inside a disused dog kennel (exhaust out the door) we can hardly hear it. It's a ripper. I've run our car fridge off it successfully (an EvaKool with Danfoss compressor), but have a gas fridge in the van anyway. It runs our inside and outside lights, TV, video, drills, saws, sanders, rechargers, etc, etc without complaint. This is all from the little 750-watter.

Would I buy a Honda now? No. It's not necessary for me to.

These little gennies are quite OK for most jobs. Mine is a great little unit, I power my trailblazer and several lights with no problems. I use a battery charger to keep the battery well up in charge without having to put the gennie close to the battery to use the inbuilt 12V charge system.

checkout www.bycompass.com and select the "of interest" page for some wave shapes fo the GMC 750Watt gennie.