kipor generator
Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 18, 2006 at 22:24
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am looking at buying 1 Kva kipor generator $700 ish on ebay 1/2 price of honda, probably opening can of worms but anyone had any experience good or bad, have read all the blurbs re warranty think its worth thre risk for the money? any comments wanting to use it to charge 120 ah fullriver battery which currently lasts about 3 days without charging hoping to use generator to give a tickle up for extended stays, I figure if I run a tank of fuel through it every second day or so it should do the trick unless I get a better 240 volt charger to use with it to shorten charging time
Reply By: Member - Norm C (QLD) - Tuesday, Apr 18, 2006 at 22:46
Tuesday, Apr 18, 2006 at 22:46
If it is the Yellow Sinemaster (not the red one) it is a very good buy. The red one is different and lower grade. I paid just over $800 about 6 months ago.
No problems with
mine. Starts easy and is very quiet. Similar to a Honda when under moderate load, but may be a bit louder when under full load.
I mainly use
mine to charge batteries (including two 120 AH Fullrivers) via a 25 Amp CTEK smart charger, but also to run other things at times.
Can take a couple of pulls to start first up when it hasn't been used for a while, otherwise always starts first pull.
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Follow Up By: Brian B- Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 00:36
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 00:36
Mine has done approx 100hrs & hasn't missed a beat (Yellow Sinemaster).
See Ya
Brian B (NT)
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 19:09
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2006 at 19:09
Used my yellow 1kVA Kipor over
Easter to charge batteries and run a Breadmaker. Started first pull every time.
I took along a 20 metre extension lead to keep the noise away from the people.
I bought it for $600 from Novasmic on eBay - price goes up when a shipment comes in.
The internal 8 amp charger is very limited - you will need to buy one. KMart have started selling an NVP 15 amp 3-Stage charger for $99.
Mike
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Friday, May 05, 2006 at 16:45
Friday, May 05, 2006 at 16:45
Did you buy it new.?
Mine was doing this for a day to and then it was fine. Have you got the Smart Throttle switched on..? Make sure it's on. Don't forget to start it with the choke/start on and then switch it off straight away. Try running it with the smart throttle off,so it's running close to full throttle for a while and then see what happens. As I said
mine did this for a day, I turned it off a little bemused, turned it on a few days later and bingo, never done it since. Otherwise speak to the place your bought it from, Novasmic..?? Also Macfarlane Generators are very good.
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Follow Up By: Bricky - Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 06:23
Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 06:23
Yeah I did buy it new. I haven't needed to use it yet but started it up to try it out. I thought it was my imagination but each time I start it it seems to run a bit better, so maybe it will come good as yours did. I may run it for a while today under load and see if it improves. I don't expect it to be as good as a Honda or Yamaha but for the price I reckon it is worth a try. Basically just need it for once or twice a year trip up north. I have a Christies petrol powered battery charger, great unit but find it to be a bit noisy and has to run too long when freezing fish.
Thanks for the help
Daryl
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 08:01
Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 08:01
They do need running-in. Apparently they will handle a bigger startup-surge after 20 hours of use.
Mine is only up to 10 hours but I have no problems with it.
Mike
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Follow Up By: Bricky - Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 17:59
Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 17:59
When running in is it best to do it under load?
Daryl
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Follow Up By: Member - Mike DID - Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 19:10
Saturday, May 06, 2006 at 19:10
What I've heard is that it is best to have a varying load.
That's where SmartThrottle and a Bread machine are great - the Thermostat kept on cycling on and off, varying the load from light to 50% several times a minute.
Mike
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Follow Up By: Bricky - Friday, May 12, 2006 at 18:22
Friday, May 12, 2006 at 18:22
Have put a tank of fuel through it with a slight improvement. Pulled the carby off and cleaned jet with a bit more improvement. It still has a miss whether under load or not. While it was running I undid the carby drain plug and it ran perfect until it was starved of fuel. I'm no mechanic but to me it can either be the needle and
seat or the mixture. Anyone have any ideas.
Thanks
Daryl
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Follow Up By: Bricky - Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 18:50
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 18:50
They sent me a new carby. Put it on and the genny is running
well.
Daryl
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