Reddit mentions of Champion 3500-Watt RV Ready Portable Generator, 46596 model
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Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Champion 3500-Watt RV Ready Portable Generator, 46596 model. Here are the top ones.
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- Your purchase includes One Champion 3500-Watt RV Ready Portable Generator, 46596 model (EPA Compliant)
- Portable Generator dimensions: 23.2” L x 17.5" W x 19.6" H. Product weight: 99.2 lbs
- Specifications: Noise level – 68 dBA from 23 ft. | Volts – 120V | Gasoline Running Amps – 29.2 | Frequency – 60Hz | Gasoline Run time at ½ load – 12.0 h | No Parallel Capability | Voltmeter Included – Intelligauge | Gasoline Capacity – 3.8 gal.
- Outlets – A 120V 30A locking | 120V 30A RV |120V 20A household. Includes a low-oil shut-off sensor and has a 0.6-quart oil capacity (recommended 10W-30)
- This unit includes an internal AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator), as well as backup Voltguard to prevent overloads and keep your valuable equipment safe from voltage spikes
Features:
Specs:
| Color | RV Ready |
| Height | 19.6 Inches |
| Length | 23.2 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 3500-Watt |
| Weight | 99.2 Pounds |
| Width | 17.5 Inches |
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Doesn't start. I let it sit a couple months without running it and didn't winterize properly. We cleaned the carb, drained and replaced all the fuel, replaced the spark plug, and replaced the pull start assembly.
To have the money to purchase solar panels...you'd also have the money to buy a small generator. Really, anybody who purchased these systems knew ahead of time that they wouldn't work in an outage. If they were looking to prep, they would need other equipment.
To say that they have the ability to generate power is really iffy at best. The equipment they have (the ones that can't run right now) actually don't have the required equipment to power their homes...there's more things they need, to include a very large battery (which wouldn't last multiple days supplying much of anything that's relevant).
The other 'choice' isn't really a choice...it's the only option they have. Generator.
What you're kinda saying is that all these people have wind up radio/flashlights, they should be allowed to connect these to their homes to provide power. Excuse the indecency in size difference, but it's not the correct equipment to connect to a house to properly power it.
This generator for instance was <$450 a couple weeks ago (shipped with prime!). Solid option right there if you can afford solar panels. An electrician for a day (probably $400-1k) and you can have an mts installed in your house. I'd say that's a great prepping option. Large enough so you can run a well pump, or an ac unit, or maybe a couple of the things from over on r/battlestations
Having to go green for an emergency I think is outside the realm of what most people would deem necessary.
edit: and once again, I don't think the law is a good one by any means. It's shitty. But being sensationalistic is quite a scummy thing to do, especially when people are already in the mindset of 'disaster'.
It would still be cheaper then building a mill.
That building is more then the local equivalent of 400 dollars