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Submitted: Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 16:15

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Member - Ian F (QLD)

Thankyou to all who replied to my query on Generator on the 6-12-05. SOme great comments / feedback. I agree ofthe brands Iknow Honda and Yamaha would be the go, but as Japmel stated $1750 after cashback vs $899 for a Kipor which sounds ok re literature does raise the question. Again thankyou and if anyone does currently own or has owned ether a Kipor or Suyama I woul dlove tohear your thoughts.
Cheers all

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Reply By: Shaker - Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 18:11

Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 18:11

At $550 for 2 KVa, I would certainly give the Suyama a go!

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Reply By: snailbait (Blue mntns) - Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 20:46

Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 20:46

hi Ian
What do yu want to do with a generater I have just purchasced a .85 kw 2 stroke for $149.00 WHICH IS A THROW AWAY PRICE
i then found a 2 stroke gen for .8 kw for $99.00 at Bunninings
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:00

Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:00

My GMC $98 750W (really 550W) 2 stroke generator is still running well after two years - do we always get what we pay for? Then again having spent $1500+ on a Honda et al (certainly a mechanically superior machine – but not, perhaps, 15 times so?) I doubt one would be willing to acknowledge (or even countenance) otherwise?

Mike Harding

PS. Which fridge is best…. (falls asleep at this point….)

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Follow Up By: Alloy c/t - Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:10

Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:10

Mike Harding , you are tempting fate and an electronic "wedgie" with your question PS. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,E BLEEEDYNOUGH nudenut+mainey!!!!

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Reply By: rossco17 - Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:43

Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 at 21:43

Hi Ian F,
Purchased a 2 kva KIPOR about 4 months ago, Ripper little geny, only paid $1250.00 for it. Have seen them brand new on Ebay for even less. I gave it a good tryout on a 2400 watt" Steel cut off Saw" , Ran it no worries, not bad for a 2000 watt geny. It is minimumly louder than a Honda but not enough to worry anybody, You can have 2 for the price of 1 Honda.
Cheers Rossco17

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Reply By: TerraFirma - Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 13:54

Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 13:54

I actually have a Yamaha EF2800i but am putting that aside to go with a Kipor 3000ti in a boat application. The Yamaha is faultless however a little too big physically for what I need and the Kipor is almost as strong, 2600 watts vs 2800 watts. The Kipor is also quieter and will fit where I need it to go. I bought my Kipor from Novasmic via Ebay and they have been helpful and courteous. The Kipor 3000ti goes for $1299.00 on Ebay. Both of these generators are inverter models and the Kipor is around 58dB on the noise front, nice and quiet.

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Reply By: Buddyholly - Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 17:54

Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 17:54

Just a quick heads up - I own a Kipor 3000Ti, and love it. main fault I had was
the on/off switch kills both fuel & ign, was dodgy from new, so I modded it to allow fuel shutoff only and have a separate ignition switch.

Also I can't fathom why they are so expensive - I bought mine in the middle east
earlier this year and it cost approx $500AU

so somebody here is making a killing....

for what its worth I may (note may) be able to get some 1000Ti's posted back here would cost around $240-250 landed

cheers

John

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Follow Up By: MartyB - Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 19:07

Friday, Dec 09, 2005 at 19:07

John,
I would be interested in one of these.
Or preferebly a 2000ti.
My email is MartyB at bigpond.com, let me know if you are going to get some.

from Marty.

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