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expiredlurewars posted Aug 31, 2024 07:34 PM

FIRMAN Tri-fuel 9400/7400w Electric Start 50amp Generator. Factory Refurbished 2 year warranty Free shipping. $549.99

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Aug 31, 2024 09:37 PM
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capn_pantelonesAug 31, 2024 09:37 PM
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Great deal. I bought their smaller 4kw model from eBay last year and it arrived in new condition!
Aug 31, 2024 09:56 PM
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superslickzAug 31, 2024 09:56 PM
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This looks to be the Costco model. Are these the returns they get from Costco?
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Aug 31, 2024 10:00 PM
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lurewars
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Quote from superslickz :
This looks to be the Costco model. Are these the returns they get from Costco?
They are the same thing. Good chance it could be a costco return. Sometimes these show up looking pretty used. Other times looking brand new. These have a two year warranty. I bought one myself and am excited to see what shows up...
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Aug 31, 2024 10:05 PM
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lurewars
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Quote from capn_pantelones :
Great deal. I bought their smaller 4kw model from eBay last year and it arrived in new condition!
That's great. I have that model as well. Bought it refurbished from a previous deal. It ran like a champ during an over two day power outage recently.

Just had a 50 amp inlet installed last week. Just now bought this to run off Natural gas and plug into the inlet. Excited to see how the whole thing works out...
Aug 31, 2024 11:10 PM
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HartageAug 31, 2024 11:10 PM
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Quote from lurewars :
That's great. I have that model as well. Bought it refurbished from a previous deal. It ran like a champ during an over two day power outage recently.

Just had a 50 amp inlet installed last week. Just now bought this to run off Natural gas and plug into the inlet. Excited to see how the whole thing works out...
Since this is a non-inverter type generator, did you have any issues with the more sensitive devices you have ?
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Ride_The_SkySep 01, 2024 01:29 AM
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Quote from Hartage :
Since this is a non-inverter type generator, did you have any issues with the more sensitive devices you have ?
Unless you have life support equipment, is there really any affect?
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superslickzSep 01, 2024 01:55 AM
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Quote from Hartage :
Since this is a non-inverter type generator, did you have any issues with the more sensitive devices you have ?
You do know all of the big 22kw whole home generators are all non inverter, right?

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Sep 01, 2024 02:08 AM
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HartageSep 01, 2024 02:08 AM
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Quote from superslickz :
You do know all of the big 22kw whole home generators are all non inverter, right?
The answer to that would be no. Yet, even if I did know that I would still ask the same question as I don't know the answer to that and want to learn from other people's experiences.
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HartageSep 01, 2024 02:17 AM
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Quote from Ride_The_Sky :
Unless you have life support equipment, is there really any affect?
Well, yes, for example induction motors run and even sound horrible on modified sine. The closer to clean sine, the better induction motors run. I asked if the person had any devices that had issues with non inverter generator to learn from their experiences. There are devices like audio and radio equipment that are sensitive to noise. inverter based generators put out a much lower ripple sine wave, but I don't know how much more noisy non inverter generators are as I don't have one, all mine are inverter types. Back to induction motors, not only do they sound different the further you get from clean sine, they also run hotter at the same load. But I ask mainly because I've never tried non inverter generator at my home and wanted to learn what others experienced when they did so.
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Quote from Hartage :
Since this is a non-inverter type generator, did you have any issues with the more sensitive devices you have ?
I haven't received the generator yet. I ordered it just the other day... Hopefully soon I'll have more to report. I looked up many youtube reviews and I didn't find anyone that had any issues using this as a result of this not being an inverter generator. I'm hoping not to have to use this much, But I kind of have a bad feeling about this upcoming winter...
Sep 01, 2024 04:05 AM
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jad74Sep 01, 2024 04:05 AM
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Can you charge a Tesla with this?
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Sep 01, 2024 04:17 AM
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HartageSep 01, 2024 04:17 AM
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Quote from jad74 :
Can you charge a Tesla with this?
Just looking at the specs it would be possible. It can put out 240v at 31 amps and the average level 2 EV charger is 240v at 24 amps or 6kv, this thing can put out 7.5kv So on paper I would say it can charge an EV at slightly higher rate than the average Level 2 EV charger. That I've never done so means that I'm most likely correct, but it's just conjecture, never done it myself.
Sep 01, 2024 04:33 AM
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WGJSep 01, 2024 04:33 AM
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Noob here. What can I use this for? If there's a blackout can I power lights in my home? My fridge?
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cc952006Sep 01, 2024 04:48 AM
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Quote from WGJ :
Noob here. What can I use this for? If there's a blackout can I power lights in my home? My fridge?
You can power a 2 ton a/c along with basic things like refrigerator, a few lights, etc. If you are not running an a/c, you can run several things at once, including a couple of TVs, router/printer, lights, computer.

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Sep 01, 2024 04:53 AM
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frerkSep 01, 2024 04:53 AM
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IIRC from previous posts the THD is rather high but at the same time people are happy with it. In for one since I've been waffling during the Costco sales and for some reason the eBay app applied a 10% code for me.

eBay refurbished code I got emailed. May be one time use: YUSPGIJZ9QHMKY7M

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