Posted by Joe from Kokomo on October 28, 2011, 12:00 pm
On 10/27/2011 9:30 PM, m II wrote:
> I've had it with Chinese garbage. The amount of trash they produce each
> year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
> continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.
Do you want "cheap" or do you want "good"?
Pick ONE.
Posted by D. Peter Maus on October 28, 2011, 12:39 pm
On 10/27/11 20:30 , m II wrote:
> I've had it with Chinese garbage. The amount of trash they produce each
> year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
> continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.
> This is the starter solenoid from a 5kw Chinese diesel generator
> (Launtop powered):
> http://www.scotiabunk.com/Quality/small-1.jpg
> The machine has two hours TOTAL running time. Note the quality rubber
> boot. Also note the soldered connections. Those are the solenoid winding
> terminations. You can NOT get at the contacts until you de-solder the
> wires. I learned that when I had to clean the non-conducting starter
> contacts on another, similar, Launtop machine.
Yeah, I had a generator, this summer, throw a rod through the
garage wall. The finest Chinese machine work you'd ever like to see
punch a hole in a building.
Went with a Generac from Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Posted by linnix on October 28, 2011, 3:15 pm
> On 10/27/11 20:30 , m II wrote:
> > I've had it with Chinese garbage. The amount of trash they produce each
> > year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
> > continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.
> > This is the starter solenoid from a 5kw Chinese diesel generator
> > (Launtop powered):
> >http://www.scotiabunk.com/Quality/small-1.jpg
> > The machine has two hours TOTAL running time. Note the quality rubber
> > boot. Also note the soldered connections. Those are the solenoid winding
> > terminations. You can NOT get at the contacts until you de-solder the
> > wires. I learned that when I had to clean the non-conducting starter
> > contacts on another, similar, Launtop machine.
> Yeah, I had a generator, this summer, throw a rod through the
> garage wall. The finest Chinese machine work you'd ever like to see
> punch a hole in a building.
> Went with a Generac from Whitewater, Wisconsin.-
The same company who made the generator that failed after 5 months.
They won't honor the two years warrenty because i am over-using it
(200 hours). It's a standby generator, i am not suppose to use it,
stupid.
By the way, should I sue a WI company in Federal court? I don't think
they registered in CA.
Posted by D. Peter Maus on October 28, 2011, 3:19 pm
On 10/28/11 10:15 , linnix wrote:
>> On 10/27/11 20:30 , m II wrote:
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>>> I've had it with Chinese garbage. The amount of trash they produce each
>>> year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
>>> continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.
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>>> This is the starter solenoid from a 5kw Chinese diesel generator
>>> (Launtop powered):
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>>> http://www.scotiabunk.com/Quality/small-1.jpg
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>>> The machine has two hours TOTAL running time. Note the quality rubber
>>> boot. Also note the soldered connections. Those are the solenoid winding
>>> terminations. You can NOT get at the contacts until you de-solder the
>>> wires. I learned that when I had to clean the non-conducting starter
>>> contacts on another, similar, Launtop machine.
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>> Yeah, I had a generator, this summer, throw a rod through the
>> garage wall. The finest Chinese machine work you'd ever like to see
>> punch a hole in a building.
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>> Went with a Generac from Whitewater, Wisconsin.-
> The same company who made the generator that failed after 5 months.
> They won't honor the two years warrenty because i am over-using it
> (200 hours). It's a standby generator, i am not suppose to use it,
> stupid.
Mine is a continuous service generator. So, it's built to a
different standard. A standby is a different animal.
That said, you don't really get to pick when your power is out.
That distinction may be due for a revision.
Posted by linnix on October 28, 2011, 3:23 pm
> On 10/28/11 10:15 , linnix wrote:
> >> On 10/27/11 20:30 , m II wrote:
> >>> I've had it with Chinese garbage. The amount of trash they produce each
> >>> year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
> >>> continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.
> >>> This is the starter solenoid from a 5kw Chinese diesel generator
> >>> (Launtop powered):
> >>>http://www.scotiabunk.com/Quality/small-1.jpg
> >>> The machine has two hours TOTAL running time. Note the quality rubber
> >>> boot. Also note the soldered connections. Those are the solenoid winding
> >>> terminations. You can NOT get at the contacts until you de-solder the
> >>> wires. I learned that when I had to clean the non-conducting starter
> >>> contacts on another, similar, Launtop machine.
> >> Yeah, I had a generator, this summer, throw a rod through the
> >> garage wall. The finest Chinese machine work you'd ever like to see
> >> punch a hole in a building.
> >> Went with a Generac from Whitewater, Wisconsin.-
> > The same company who made the generator that failed after 5 months.
> > They won't honor the two years warrenty because i am over-using it
> > (200 hours). It's a standby generator, i am not suppose to use it,
> > stupid.
> Mine is a continuous service generator. So, it's built to a
> different standard. A standby is a different animal.
> That said, you don't really get to pick when your power is out.
> That distinction may be due for a revision
But failed after 200 hours? That's less than two weeks of use.
> year staggers the imagination. What's even more amazing is that we
> continue to buy it. 'Customer' is quickly becoming synonymous with 'Stupid'.