Nuther Generator Question
Submitted: Monday, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:34
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I had a week away in the van
bush camping on private property recently and experienced 5 straight days of overcast skies. For the first time my solar set-up struggled to keep me powered. A mate had a smalll genny that we used as backup to get my batteries up again.
I have always planned to get a genny as backup - just haven't gotten round to it.
Whatever I get will probably only get used once or twice a year. So I am looking at all options.
Now - please people - no need to tell me how good Honda and Yammies are - I know that full
well.
But I would like some feed back on either of the generators listed below. Both claim to be pure sine. Both have similar weight and decibel rating to Honda/Yammie. Both are about a 3rd the price.
Are there satisfied users of the cheaper versions out there ???
Generator 1Generator 2
Reply By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Monday, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:10
Monday, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:10
Gooday deserter,
if you read the fine print, the specs (in the fine print) do not match the "banner" advertising. The 1st claims to be a 3.5kva set, but only delivers 2.6kva max in the fine print. The second claims to be 2.7kva but only delivers 2.5 in the fine print... so go figure...!
The first guy also "bans" anyone who gives neutral or negative
feedback, so he must have some problems with his gear and had heaps of complaints for him to have that sort of policy in place (see under 'important note'). I'd think about that....
regards
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Follow Up By: Ranger75 - Monday, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:26
Monday, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:26
The second guy also bans/coerces people who give negative
feedback.
Read this:
How do I get a supplier's "real" contact and not just their Ebay name?
I bought a stainless steel BBQ from Adventurers Corner and posted an honest "negative" response to their quality of product supplied. "Robert Charlston" representing Adventurers Corner rang me and apologised for the product supplied and offered to replace the unit and confirmed an approximate date offer via email if I changed the negative purchaser's report.
Seeing as I had confirmation in writing I accepted the offer and changed the response to positive. Once the 45 days lapsed he refuses to answer any of my emails.
Never again---I cancelled my ebay account after this.
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Follow Up By: Road Warrior - Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:56
Tuesday, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:56
Something else about those ebay generators, particularly those linked above - they all seem to be exactly the same from different sellers and all seem to have "CE" and "ISO" approval and "tick" stickers on them as some sort of suggestion they have been approved by some authority. I would suggest those stickers are as counterfeit as the generators they are copied from!
There are other types, like this one:
ebay link
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