Ended up buying a 'nutool' generator from the focus local to me, £59 with 650w. it ran my charger, iron, phone charger, bathys big ipod speaker plus other things like my smart tray etc all fine, i think on saturday it used about 2.5 litres of fuel, topped it up for sunday and theres still pleanty left.

They're big and yellow (or some are red) and buzz nicely, how can you loose one! :D

Chris, im sure you will lose yours on sunday:D

we had Junior/Senior going on with KIPORS at the weekend :p

I had a bad case of generator envy, his was twice the size of mine!

A:o :eh?:

Not that ive ever heard this but.... its what you do with it that counts.

Thats just another way of saying his geni is bigger and better than mine, but mine does the same job, just cant handle heavy applications....:p

Is this one that people tend to go for?

http://www.nwtractors.co.uk/shop/ind...roducts_id=127

yip its what we use, there ace

if you are using the red kipor make sure you use a surge protector extention lead though

i cant find them anywhere:(

Generators or surge protectors ?

a kipor 980 gennie, :(

whots the fuss bout these? do we need them? for outdoors or jus a novelty?

Well unless you can find another mains source in the middle of a field...

or do the same as indoors - use a 12v

Can't see it lasting all weekend. Or running the tent lights. And we don't even have a TV, laptop, heater...!

Personal preference - generator is a lot more convenient for what we want.

Plus, we don't have a 12V!

since when do we pitch tents and race all weekend, id rather book a hotel lol, but i dont have enough funds to buy a generator, a heater, a laptop and a tent and a weekends race fees .......lifes hard and so is money at 15.:(

We pitch tents and race all weekend at Nationals...!

The laptop and heater aren't exactly essential items... heaters are only for southern softies, not hardcore northerners like myself. :D

and me :cool:

the funds for one hotel would buy you a ace genny, which is lighter, safer, and lasts longer than a brick of a 12volt.

Try eBay item 280103024219

780watt genny at B&Q £32

Its 92db though mark?

im not sure what this would equate too at about 5 m?

Very loud!

G

so at that price buy a 50 meter extension cable then!!!
question one generator at 90 db or 50 at 90 db, which will make the most noise?

and put it where..? im pretty sure any one near one of them which isnt theres will not be pleased at all.


On the subject of the matter, a reminder to all for the southport national, the long bush along the side of the camping feild is a quiet area, no generators are to be used here. the rest of the feild is ok for use.. last year we had some issues with the croquet club with noise and pollution.

Yars quite, what, what old chap.

thats would be this guy then with the very sensitive

link

so thats the place that most of the caravans go and most of the caravans run genny's. that will be interesting

caravans wont be situated on the hedge this year.

Mate of mine has a 140Ah 12v, weighs a ton but it does a fair few charges :D Tent lights I dunno about though, how does anyone sleep with 30 generators running lights anyway? :o

They have to be turned off between 11pm and 7am (or something like that)... and well, if you're in bed before 11pm, you DESERVE to be kept awake.

Just received my new Kipor Generator but im having bother getting a spark from it. Has anybody had bother when new with these Generators.Shall i try it with a branded type Spark Plug? I know i have left it to the last minute but im a bit stuck now.Cheers. Chris.

put some oil in it
it has a cutout and they dont come with oil in

Once you have put the oil in don't try and start it straight away. Leave it switched off and pull the starter coard about a dozen times to get the oil to the parts that other beer can not reach:mad:

good call

It's not that often i have good advice, make the most of it:D