Aldi generator

i know its a tempting price but i've had a few of these type of cheap genny,when i lived totally on genny power and couldn't afford better.it will charge ok,if you can start it when you need it and you can stand the racket and smell. imo
 
We had them here a few weeks ago they are ok if you get the bits to go with them One set of ear plugs and 200mt of extension lead and a pair of boxing gloves to fight of other happy campers :lol-049::lol-049::lol-049: :cheers:
 
a pig to start and as already noted will blow a zig unit if fitted do not connect to use for mains hookup, the built in charger is crap run it, let it settle to avoid spikes, then plug in a decent 4 stage charge and charge the battery direct.
 
Come on now tell us how many fights you had when you started it up:lol-049::lol-049::lol-049:
 
Generators are the spawn of the devil and those who use them within two hundred yards of anyone else should have their wedding tackle wired to the voltage output cables whilst being made to stand in a bucket of water. Properly filtered of course, we wouldn't want them to catch anything.
 
i don't mind gennys on a cold night as i can't hear anything over the noise of the eber.
 
Well thanks all, I think I will avoid this as I do not want to blow anything up or upset the neighbours.

:cheers:

Rob
 
of course you can always attach an alternator to your bicycle and quietly pedal the battery back to life.! i tend to think running the engine is a quieter and more efficient way of charging
 
Northerner said:
Generators are the spawn of the devil and those who use them within two hundred yards of anyone else should have their wedding tackle wired to the voltage output cables whilst being made to stand in a bucket of water. Properly filtered of course, we wouldn't want them to catch anything.
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People who are anti extremely helpful pieces of equipment are ignorant wazzocks. I have a Clarke 800W generator which is brilliant and only a few dcb higher than Honda's 'Silent' suitcase generators. You would not hear it at 10 yards let alone 200.

I am proud to be spawn of the devil, and given electric shocks are reputed to make you go stiff can see no great downfall to your other suggestion re wedding tackle. It makes running a generator possibly the energy supply of choice! :cheers:
 
I picked one of these up today. They had lots of them.

It is very noisy and you could only use it in emergencies or if you are not near anyone else.

It easily managed to boil my WAHL kettle 400-1000w
 
Northerner said:
Generators are the spawn of the devil and those who use them within two hundred yards of anyone else should have their wedding tackle wired to the voltage output cables whilst being made to stand in a bucket of water. Properly filtered of course, we wouldn't want them to catch anything.
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So lets get this straight Northerner.

Are you saying you're against them? lol
 
Northerner said:
Generators are the spawn of the devil and those who use them within two hundred yards of anyone else should have their wedding tackle wired to the voltage output cables whilst being made to stand in a bucket of water. Properly filtered of course, we wouldn't want them to catch anything.
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lol..though sorry I can't agree with you on this one (not for all generators)....if we ever meet have a listen to my gas powered Honda running beside my van...I think you will be surprised how quiet it is even under load.
 
i have a nice big noisey diesel genny in my truck . i,m sure others like it because when its running they all come and have a look .
cant be doing with them so called quiet ones find them irritating . if you are gonna do it do it properly.
 
no they are too woof woof bang . was with a mate only the other day that has sheds full of them working pumps, gennies, saws . i like jap engines . sound lovely . not so keen on the inboard boat engines . but lister d are all over cornwall .many still supplying power for houses and farms .
 
i HATE lister diesel generators with a deep and abiding loathing,THEY are the spawn of the devil. i had one i only used for welding,starting it involved soaking paper in diesel,stuffing that next to the air intake,flip the automatic decompressor,light the paper and start turning the handle stuck in the flywheel,as you cranked and tried to get it up to speed the decompressor flips off and that wasit,if the cow didn't start you'd be so knackered you'd have to go for a lie down and try later.if it did start,the noise and fumes were so horrible you'd be welding furiously fast so you could finish and turn it off.sweet relief ! i gave it to someone i didn't like
 
nice ruston and hornsby . much slicker.
but these days a big kipor diesel does the trick. ideal for use with inverter welder . get modern . the inverter welders only the size of a shoe box and weighs almost nothing .ideal for in the truck.
 
vwalan said:
nice ruston and hornsby . much slicker.
but these days a big kipor diesel does the trick. ideal for use with inverter welder . get modern . the inverter welders only the size of a shoe box and weighs almost nothing .ideal for in the truck.
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bought my first inverter welder about 14 years ago,love them,having wheeled gas bottles about and carried stick welders up ladders,i've had mosa 2 stroke screaming welder/generators,and 36v off 3 lorry batteries,not to mention carbon arc. miss the versatility of gas though
 
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