Cheap inverter genny... :-)

[smileypete]

Noticed this on Screwfix over the weekend, £169.99 for a small inverter genny doesn't sound tooo bad...

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/impax-im800i-700w-inverter-generator-230v/15760

 

 

OK, 'ya get what ya pay for', but this sort of money buys a lot better cheap genny than a few years ago, and if it breaks within the guarantee it could be returned to the local Screwfix.

 

Not as good as a Honda clearly, but might serve as a bit of a backup to solar in the winter months. There's also some reviews for an identical looking genny on Amazon:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-11613-Portable-Generator-Compliant/product-reviews/B00FL89I2W/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

 

Put it this way, you could have a fairly decent solar setup AND this little genny for the price of a Honda EU10i, not bad if you're on a budget.

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~

Edited July 14, 2014 by smileypete

[Richard10002]

Run time over two hours, but not over three hours, otherwise they could say over three hours. Might be enough for some........

[smileypete]

Run time over two hours, but not over three hours, otherwise they could say over three hours. Might be enough for some........

 

Looks like a typo, says 4hrs at 100% load in the manual and elsewhere:

 

http://www.xingyuegenset.com/products/Inverter-Generator/Inverter-Generator-95.htm

 

For a long weekly batt charge it'd probably be more or less idling away much of the time.

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~

Edited July 14, 2014 by smileypete