Hi All,

I am still looking for a small *quiet* generator. I received advice from
this group telling me to stay away from the 'Sip' generator brand. Do
any of you have any experience of the 'Kipor' brand? Are they any good,
are the suitcase generators quiet? Can you get service for them in the
UK (West Scotland). Here is the type that I am referring to:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Petrol...QQcmdZViewItem

Oh and do you think that this model would be enough to run some small
power tools and a light? (Tools like corded drill, jigsaw, energy saving
light)

TIA

Gerry

Cuprager wrote:

Hi All,

I am still looking for a small *quiet* generator. I received advice from
this group telling me to stay away from the 'Sip' generator brand. Do
any of you have any experience of the 'Kipor' brand? Are they any good,

on toast theyre disgusting, quite the oposite of Yum Kipor. I've never
used kipper generators.


Oh and do you think that this model would be enough to run some small
power tools and a light? (Tools like corded drill, jigsaw, energy saving
light)

what are its ratings? what are the tool ratings?

NT

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:17:11 +0100, Cuprager
wrote:


Oh and do you think that this model would be enough to run some small
power tools and a light? (Tools like corded drill, jigsaw, energy saving
light)

Power tools, even modest ones, often have a very high switch on surge
and I've found generators need to have several times the power rating
of the tool to work reliably. If they don't they trip out each time
the tool starts.
--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

"Cuprager" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am still looking for a small *quiet* generator. I received advice from
this group telling me to stay away from the 'Sip' generator brand. Do any
of you have any experience of the 'Kipor' brand? Are they any good, are
the suitcase generators quiet? Can you get service for them in the UK
(West Scotland). Here is the type that I am referring to:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Petrol...QQcmdZViewItem

Oh and do you think that this model would be enough to run some small
power tools and a light? (Tools like corded drill, jigsaw, energy saving
light)

TIA

Gerry

I have one of the yellow inverter Kipor 1kw suitcase generators and a
colleague has the 2kw version, both of which have seen lots of use over the
summer.

They have been very reliable, quiet (compared to my open frame Honda VERY
quiet!) and deliver clean stable power that computers seem happy to run
from.

I've also used my 1kw one for drills and grinders and it seems happy to
power them, with the "smart throttle" increasing the engine speed as
required.

I've discovered it doesn't like a 1kw load (2x 500w floodlights) being
switched on soon after startup (when engine is cold) as this stalls it! Once
it's warmed up it is fine with this, even going from zero load to max. I've
run the same test on the 2kw gen, applying a 2kw load from zero, and also,
once warmed up it's happy to do it.

These floodlights have a noticable flicker when running on the Honda, but
are flicker free running from the Kipors.

Oil changes are due after the first 10 hours use and then every 100 hours.
Neither appear to have used any between changes.

Alan.

Alan wrote:
"Cuprager" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am still looking for a small *quiet* generator. I received advice from
this group telling me to stay away from the 'Sip' generator brand. Do any
of you have any experience of the 'Kipor' brand? Are they any good, are
the suitcase generators quiet? Can you get service for them in the UK
(West Scotland). Here is the type that I am referring to:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digital-Petrol...QQcmdZViewItem

Oh and do you think that this model would be enough to run some small
power tools and a light? (Tools like corded drill, jigsaw, energy saving
light)

TIA

Gerry

I have one of the yellow inverter Kipor 1kw suitcase generators and a
colleague has the 2kw version, both of which have seen lots of use over the
summer.

They have been very reliable, quiet (compared to my open frame Honda VERY
quiet!) and deliver clean stable power that computers seem happy to run
from.

I've also used my 1kw one for drills and grinders and it seems happy to
power them, with the "smart throttle" increasing the engine speed as
required.

I've discovered it doesn't like a 1kw load (2x 500w floodlights) being
switched on soon after startup (when engine is cold) as this stalls it! Once
it's warmed up it is fine with this, even going from zero load to max. I've
run the same test on the 2kw gen, applying a 2kw load from zero, and also,
once warmed up it's happy to do it.

These floodlights have a noticable flicker when running on the Honda, but
are flicker free running from the Kipors.

Oil changes are due after the first 10 hours use and then every 100 hours.
Neither appear to have used any between changes.

Alan.


Thanks for your helpful response Alan, much appreciated. Can you tell me
if yours is the KGE1000Ti / 1 KVA Kipor generator? Do you know if there
is any real world difference between the red and yellow models (yellow
being the inverter) as the red ones seem to be quite a bit cheaper. I
dont intend to run any computer equipment from it.

Thanks again

Gerry

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:19:30 +0100, Cuprager wrote:

Do you know if there is any real world difference between the red and
yellow models (yellow being the inverter) as the red ones seem to be
quite a bit cheaper.

There is a difference and I've seen the difference described on a web
site somewhere... This isn't the site I orginally found, ISTR that was a
direct manufacturers site not a reseller, but will do:

http://www.parnellengineering.com/kipor_faq.htm

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Can you tell me if yours is the KGE1000Ti / 1 KVA Kipor generator?

Yes, that's it.

Do you know if there is any real world difference between the red and
yellow models (yellow
being the inverter) as the red ones seem to be quite a bit cheaper.

Dave has answered that already, but I'd say if budget allows go for the
yellow ones as it's more future-proof for stuff you may want to power at a
later date.

I don't know if you'd get the issue of lights flickering on the red ones -
has anyone else got one to advise?

Alan.



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Cuprager wrote:

Hi All,

I am still looking for a small *quiet* generator. I received advice from
this group telling me to stay away from the 'Sip' generator brand. Do
any of you have any experience of the 'Kipor' brand? Are they any good,

on toast theyre disgusting, quite the oposite of Yum Kipor.

Shouldn't that be yum yum Kipor then ?



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geoff