Generators

Doesn't anybody do their own Googling anymore?

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Look there, yes thay make them, but they are around 2½ times the price!

There certainly are many small diesel generators around - I was using them 25 years ago but they will generally be more expensive then the more mass produced Honda's etc and with Kipor coming in with a quality product at low prices it may seem worth carrying a few liters of petrol too.

Just type "diesel generator" into Google and you'll get lots of hits.

Mike Harding

Yup , I have googled till I'm black in the face - there are Generators running on diesel but 5 KVA upwards and weighing in excess of 120kgs - I was looking for smaller unit - gettin' old and not able to throw the weights about I used to.

OK so I'm stupid - Google search - 3rd hit Cairns www.cairnsmowercity.com/category27_1.htm

Scorpion unit over 3KVa and only $1295.00

Thank you for reminding me to stick to basics !

78 kg for the little one, plus fuel!

Honda etc = 20kg plus 20ltr jerry 20 kg = 40kg

We will have to keep looking!!!!!

l suppose I forgot to mention I already have a 1 KVA ULP unit - but I am also a Builder and wanted a bigger unit to run my Tools if I work whilst I'm away - I may have to run the unit all day and as such the diesel would be better as I already carry 200+litres. So it is much easier to syphon some outta the tank than have to carry a separate supply.

But thank you for your input

Don't forget that the diesel generator you have pointed out is not an INVERTER type..! That's OK depending on the application, but inverter generators are dearer.

I think the only reason they went to "inverter" generators was because they control the voltage better. The larger genys with better rev control produce a perfect sine wave AC with good voltage regulation.

I think from our research the diesel gennies were noisy too. Open to being contradicted if i am wrong.