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Champion Power Equipment 2500W Ultralight Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator

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Amazon has Champion Power Equipment 2500-Watt Ultralight Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator (200961) on sale for $414.42. Shipping is free.

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  • Dual Fuel: Operate your 2500-watt portable generator right out of the box on either gasoline or propane, plus at only 39 pounds, this inverter is one of the lightest 2500-watt inverters in the industry
  • Quiet Operation: With an ultra-quiet 53 dBA from 23 feet, enjoy 2500 starting watts, 1850 running watts and up to 11.5 hours run time on gasoline, and 1665 running watts and up to 34 hours on propane
  • Parallel Ready: The optional, sold-separately clip-on parallel kit enables this inverter to connect with another 2500-watt Champion inverter to double your output power. GFCI Outlets : No
  • Clean Power: Includes two covered 120V 20A household outlets with clean electricity (less than 3% THD), a 12V automotive-style outlet, plus a handy dual port USB adapter
  • Champion Support: Includes 3-year limited warranty with FREE lifetime technical support from dedicated experts

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  • About this deal:
    • This sale price is ~$46 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from May.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 1,600 Amazon customer reviews.
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Amazon has Champion Power Equipment 2500-Watt Ultralight Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator (200961) on sale for $414.42. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter gaamn114 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Dual Fuel: Operate your 2500-watt portable generator right out of the box on either gasoline or propane, plus at only 39 pounds, this inverter is one of the lightest 2500-watt inverters in the industry
  • Quiet Operation: With an ultra-quiet 53 dBA from 23 feet, enjoy 2500 starting watts, 1850 running watts and up to 11.5 hours run time on gasoline, and 1665 running watts and up to 34 hours on propane
  • Parallel Ready: The optional, sold-separately clip-on parallel kit enables this inverter to connect with another 2500-watt Champion inverter to double your output power. GFCI Outlets : No
  • Clean Power: Includes two covered 120V 20A household outlets with clean electricity (less than 3% THD), a 12V automotive-style outlet, plus a handy dual port USB adapter
  • Champion Support: Includes 3-year limited warranty with FREE lifetime technical support from dedicated experts

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This sale price is ~$46 less than this previous FrontPage Deal from May.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.5 from over 1,600 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Additional note:

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Model: Champion Power Equipment 200961 2500-Watt Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator, Ultralight

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Bought this for $460 a few weeks ago. Ran it on propane for just over 5 hours to break it in and used less than a gallon of propane (.8 gal). Had it hooked up to my 10k BTU window unit and it ran it easily with no issues. This is a great price.
I have had one of these for 3 years now, this model, not the first model with the black sides. I can say it will run 1250w on propane, and will spike to 1650w, but any spikes while pulling more than a few hundred watt loads will trip it pretty quickly. I used it while traveling around the U.S. in a travel trailer on a 13,500btu a/c and while in the south it would work fine, as soon as you get north of Florida or central Texas, I could get the a/c to start, but as soon as the compressor cycled off and back on, it would trip. Kinda sucked in the middle of the night. We ended up getting a bit bigger model for this summer but still running it on propane. *edit- This thing is crazy quiet with no load, and it is honestly really lightweight. Although I did upgrade to a bigger generator, I think I will probably keep both because of their different use cases.

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Bought this for $460 a few weeks ago. Ran it on propane for just over 5 hours to break it in and used less than a gallon of propane (.8 gal). Had it hooked up to my 10k BTU window unit and it ran it easily with no issues. This is a great price.
Last edited by elwood2 June 17, 2023 at 08:28 AM.
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Quote from elwood2 :
Bought this for $460 a few weeks ago. Ran it for just over 5 hours to break it in. Had it hooked up to my 10k BTU window unit and it ran it easily with no issues. This is a great price.

Thank you for the feedback Smilie
Jun 17, 2023
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FUqerr
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Would this be ideal to charge me ecoflow when I don't want to use the solar panel?
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Quote from FUqerr :
Would this be ideal to charge me ecoflow when I don't want to use the solar panel?
Should work just fine.
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Silkysmooth
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Quote from FUqerr :
Would this be ideal to charge me ecoflow when I don't want to use the solar panel?
This might be a relevant user review... https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R329GQQ37KAWGS/ref=cm_cr_othr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B08L... [amazon.com]
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c3688t
Jun 17, 2023
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The generators that I've owned do have a slightly derated output on propane vs gasoline. No way propane fuel power output would be as limited as that reviewer says. I'm guessing that there was something else causing that.
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Caleo
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Quote from FUqerr :
Would this be ideal to charge me ecoflow when I don't want to use the solar panel?
Yep, as fast as you want to (at least on the newer Delta 2 which can charge @ 1.2kW).

You could go smaller than this (e.g. a smaller 1000W inverter generator), but if you have the Ecoflow actively powering 120V devices, the ~1600 running watts this thing probably puts out gives you more headroom to both recharge & power connected devices simultaneously.
Last edited by Caleo June 17, 2023 at 09:38 AM.

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I have had one of these for 3 years now, this model, not the first model with the black sides. I can say it will run 1250w on propane, and will spike to 1650w, but any spikes while pulling more than a few hundred watt loads will trip it pretty quickly. I used it while traveling around the U.S. in a travel trailer on a 13,500btu a/c and while in the south it would work fine, as soon as you get north of Florida or central Texas, I could get the a/c to start, but as soon as the compressor cycled off and back on, it would trip. Kinda sucked in the middle of the night. We ended up getting a bit bigger model for this summer but still running it on propane. *edit- This thing is crazy quiet with no load, and it is honestly really lightweight. Although I did upgrade to a bigger generator, I think I will probably keep both because of their different use cases.
Last edited by FloridaKevin June 17, 2023 at 09:35 AM.
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jgill9
Jun 17, 2023
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Blaines farm and fleet had this for 399 shipped, in May. For some reason SD deleted the post now. So this is not 46 cheaper than previous low. I still think it's a really good deal. Just wanted to point it out.
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Quote from jgill9 :
Blaines farm and fleet had this for 399 shipped, in May. For some reason SD deleted the post now. So this is not 46 cheaper than previous low. I still think it's a really good deal. Just wanted to point it out.
That was a different model; it had USB ports. This one has a DC port.
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Quote from FloridaKevin :
I have had one of these for 3 years now, this model, not the first model with the black sides. I can say it will run 1250w on propane, and will spike to 1650w, but any spikes while pulling more than a few hundred watt loads will trip it pretty quickly. I used it while traveling around the U.S. in a travel trailer on a 13,500btu a/c and while in the south it would work fine, as soon as you get north of Florida or central Texas, I could get the a/c to start, but as soon as the compressor cycled off and back on, it would trip. Kinda sucked in the middle of the night. We ended up getting a bit bigger model for this summer but still running it on propane. *edit- This thing is crazy quiet with no load, and it is honestly really lightweight. Although I did upgrade to a bigger generator, I think I will probably keep both because of their different use cases.
Could get a soft start kit for your AC so there is less starting current.
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FloridaKevin
Jun 17, 2023
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I didn't have one on the Dometic 13.5k BTU, but did install one on my new Furion 15k BTU, and it will start the furrion, but will still trip when it cycles, unfortunately.
Jun 17, 2023
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jgill9
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Quote from usforce :
That was a different model; it had USB ports. This one has a DC port.
Accurate.
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jeffus
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How difficult is it to connect these to natural gas lines?
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I know very little about generators but do know we should have one if the power goes out here in AZ during a storm. Mostly interested in keeping lights, TV, & fridge on and maybe a portable AC for a room in case it happens when very hot out. Would also like to take along when road-tripping. Not sure if this or maybe two of these will fit my needs. Any thoughts? Also saw this 4500 W gas only unit is heavily discounted at $565, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HGS82P6/ What are pros and cons of each?
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