On sale Gentech Honda 3.4kVA Generator. I got it to power the house during blackouts. In the hills, trees cause a good many of these.
Last one June 2012, lasted 6 days. I have a home built stand alone solar power system.
The battery lasted 6 days but was discharged completely.
Why get the gen? To charge the battery when there is no Sun. (Upwey is in Melbourne….)
The 3.4kVA was sized for my charger (a 2kW, 0.99 power factor charger, 240V AC to 55V 40A DC)
The Gen runs the charger easily.
Every time I started it, it needed one pull.
The harmonic distortion was shown using my oscilloscope to be as specified, around 5% THD
and this is very good. Loaded verses unloaded voltage was also very good.
See https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?FID=4&TID=13933
for the gory details of my test, with oscilloscope results of loaded/unloaded.. Browse our range of Gentech products available on sale in Australia.
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6 reviews for Gentech Honda 3.4kVA Generator Australia
Rated 5 out of 5
Allan Hubbard –
In SA we had power outages three times in a short space of time.
After the 2nd outage we ordered the 3.4kva Gentech. We had hardly received it when the 3rd outage happened. Luckily I had pre bought the oil, petrol and Stabil. The oil had to be topped up as with petrol. It was easy to start and speed is governed automatically. I ran two fridges and a freezer and it was idling. I want to add the VCR, TV and lights if it is night time. Very happy with this generator.
It could do with a better silencer on the exhuast as it sounds like a generator on a building site, but this is only nit picking.
Rated 4 out of 5
Peter Bound –
Although I have only used this basic generator a few times, it seems to be a good quality product, which I would recommend to others. The price, including shipping, was quite reasonable compared to similar products from other companies.
Rated 5 out of 5
Steven Brown –
Great generator for our purpose. Reliable start and power.
Rated 5 out of 5
Kevin Barnes –
Great product fast service would recommend this firm to anyone looking for a gen.
Rated 5 out of 5
Brad Kowalczyk –
Great generator for a very good price. In fact price is pretty much the same (and even lower priced) as rubbishy stuff from Bunnings etc. Pretty hard to go past the tried and true Honda engine, starts first time every time.
The only complaint I have is that after only a couple of weeks of use a weld cracked on the rollover frame. It was not a structural weld, but just one that holds a bit of flat plate that has the “gentech” sticker on it so more of an annoyance than anything, but still a bit of a small quality assurance fail.
Two things I’d like to see as improvements:
1. A bigger fuel tank
2. A bigger more effective muffler
Although I understand both of these simply come as supplied with the Honda engine.
Rated 4 out of 5
peter birtles –
I got it to power the house during blackouts. In the hills, trees cause a good many of these.
Last one June 2012, lasted 6 days. I have a home built stand alone solar power system.
The battery lasted 6 days but was discharged completely.
Why get the gen? To charge the battery when there is no Sun. (Upwey is in Melbourne….)
The 3.4kVA was sized for my charger (a 2kW, 0.99 power factor charger, 240V AC to 55V 40A DC)
The Gen runs the charger easily.
Every time I started it, it needed one pull.
The harmonic distortion was shown using my oscilloscope to be as specified, around 5% THD
and this is very good. Loaded verses unloaded voltage was also very good.
See https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?FID=4&TID=13933
for the gory details of my test, with oscilloscope results of loaded/unloaded.
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Allan Hubbard –
In SA we had power outages three times in a short space of time.
After the 2nd outage we ordered the 3.4kva Gentech. We had hardly received it when the 3rd outage happened. Luckily I had pre bought the oil, petrol and Stabil. The oil had to be topped up as with petrol. It was easy to start and speed is governed automatically. I ran two fridges and a freezer and it was idling. I want to add the VCR, TV and lights if it is night time. Very happy with this generator.
It could do with a better silencer on the exhuast as it sounds like a generator on a building site, but this is only nit picking.
Peter Bound –
Although I have only used this basic generator a few times, it seems to be a good quality product, which I would recommend to others. The price, including shipping, was quite reasonable compared to similar products from other companies.
Steven Brown –
Great generator for our purpose. Reliable start and power.
Kevin Barnes –
Great product fast service would recommend this firm to anyone looking for a gen.
Brad Kowalczyk –
Great generator for a very good price. In fact price is pretty much the same (and even lower priced) as rubbishy stuff from Bunnings etc. Pretty hard to go past the tried and true Honda engine, starts first time every time.
The only complaint I have is that after only a couple of weeks of use a weld cracked on the rollover frame. It was not a structural weld, but just one that holds a bit of flat plate that has the “gentech” sticker on it so more of an annoyance than anything, but still a bit of a small quality assurance fail.
Two things I’d like to see as improvements:
1. A bigger fuel tank
2. A bigger more effective muffler
Although I understand both of these simply come as supplied with the Honda engine.
peter birtles –
I got it to power the house during blackouts. In the hills, trees cause a good many of these.
Last one June 2012, lasted 6 days. I have a home built stand alone solar power system.
The battery lasted 6 days but was discharged completely.
Why get the gen? To charge the battery when there is no Sun. (Upwey is in Melbourne….)
The 3.4kVA was sized for my charger (a 2kW, 0.99 power factor charger, 240V AC to 55V 40A DC)
The Gen runs the charger easily.
Every time I started it, it needed one pull.
The harmonic distortion was shown using my oscilloscope to be as specified, around 5% THD
and this is very good. Loaded verses unloaded voltage was also very good.
See https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?FID=4&TID=13933
for the gory details of my test, with oscilloscope results of loaded/unloaded.