What generator

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:17

Ok it's probably been done before, but thinking of buying one.
Those 2 stroke 91db ones from Focus It All at £59, they any good ?
What's recommended on ere ?
Ta.

Post by **R0B** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:22

we have one of these "silent" ones. its 2kw but it costs around £250..

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:38

I saw those onn ebay.
more than my £59 idea.
The price of silence.

Just out of interest, do you use it a lot , has it proved to be a good piece of kit to have ?

Post by **R0B** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:42

yeh we use it a lot.we plug it into the hookup point.it runs everthing ok.i even had it plugged into grumpy midgets van as well as ours at run to the hills last year....

Post by **R0B** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:45

and its only 54db zero load/59db full load.....quite good on fuel as well

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 26 Jan 2007, 16:51

Looks like I'll have to raid the Dalmations piggy bank then

Post by **Bowton Lad** » 26 Jan 2007, 17:26

sukhoi27 wrote:and its only 54db zero load/59db full load.....quite good on fuel as well

It's the quietest generator I've ever not heard!

Post by **irish.david** » 26 Jan 2007, 18:03

I've seen those generators on ebay but all the sellers i've seen so far aren't completely honest about the noise figures. The actual noise figures for that generator from the manufacturer are :

61 - 73 dB (zero load / full load) at 7m

This is still a damn sight quieter than the Focus / B&Q specials which run much loader as they're two stroke but the Kipor still can't touch the honda generators (58 dB at 7m and 25% load). The difference make not look like much but the dB scale is exponential so the honda generator would be noticeably quieter.

As with most things you really do get what you pay for. Just depends what price/noise ratio you're compfortable with.....

Dave

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 26 Jan 2007, 18:15

How much is a Honda ?

Post by **R0B** » 26 Jan 2007, 18:42

just checked their site it says "Whisper Quiet from only 54db."http://www.kipor-generators.co.uk/kipor ... 2000tc.php

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 26 Jan 2007, 19:09

Thanks
Just think of the added value i could gain from buying the Focus one.

Klipor £250
Focus £50
earplugs £1

Money saved £199 AND nobody parking anywhere near me in a camping field !

Post by **jamesc76** » 26 Jan 2007, 19:27

i just got a kawazaki 1400 one from work 240 and 110 volts and cost me nothing took me about 1 hour to fix it they were gonna bin it so i couldnt care if its a bit noisy lol Ã‚Â¬!!!!!!!

Post by **Westy.Club.Joker** » 26 Jan 2007, 21:18

Your camping neighbours might care though

Post by **madmyk** » 26 Jan 2007, 22:15

B&Q were doing gennys a few weeks back for £33, 91db, 650W. Dont know if still avail but may be worth a look

Myk.

Post by **irish.david** » 26 Jan 2007, 23:40

The link above for the Kipor generator is actually from the tools'n'stuff website which i believe is a uk distributor of Kipor genny's. The link on the actual companies website to the Kipor generator shown above is :

http://www.kipor.com/prouducts_detail.asp?info_id=237

On the companies website it gives the 61-73 dB figure so unless the distributor knows something the company producing the thing doesn't i'd believe the companies website.

Don't get me wrong, for the money i think that the Kipor is the best thing you could get and is probably an ideal compromise. It uses a modern overhead valve design which means that it's going to be a lot quiter than most other 4 stroke designs in the price range which use an ancient side valve arrangement.

But.... if money was no object i'd get the Honda.

Dave