Noisy Generator
Submitted: Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 at 16:16
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I have a Chinese made 3 KVA Generator a copy of the Honda & Yamaha Models. It;s very noisy. Is there anyway I can cut down the noise factor (apart from throwing it in the river!!) I thought of putting a Honda muffler on it or is the noise from the motor? Before I get abused I run it for a short time to charge batteries every 4 days or so during the day so as not to annoy others. Ideas would be appreciated, thanks
Reply By: Farmboywa - Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 at 23:41
Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 at 23:41
G'day OREJAP, to muffle my 1 kva generator I have lined four suitably sized sheets of 3 ply with the the styrene foam sheeting the generator was shipped in. The exhaust end is left uncovered but pointing away from habitation and the panels leant against the generator frame with one on top. The next refinement is to make a folding flat pack of the muffler box by connecting the panels with short lengths of leather or seatbelt webbing. Happy Days, Farmboywa.
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Reply By: paulnsw - Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 at 16:13
Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 at 16:13
inlet air noise is as big a problem as exhaust noise. If you
check Yamaha and Honda small generators you will see how much trouble they go to silence air inlet noise.
If your cheap Chinese generator was a copy it would be quiet.
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