I don't know how other generators are made, but it seems to me the designers at Generac didn't do a very good job with what I have.While it would be nice to be able to do every welding project inside of a clean, well-organized, perfectly outfitted shop, that’s not the reality of everyday life. Considering the money I paid for this Generac, I think I should always be able to use the electric start.
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There's the manual start, of course, but using that might be nasty at 3 AM during a blizzard or hurricane. If one had a long-duration power failure like the 8-day one I had with hurricane Irene last year, the battery might not last for more than a few starts. An additional objection I have is that the battery is very small, 10 amp hours as I remember. It's better for another reason in that the charger I bought has an indicator light to tell me when the battery is charged. Rather than disassemble a lot of the cabling to look for it, I just bought a separate battery charger and use it across the battery terminals, thereby bypassing that fuse. Only problem is that even though I removed the appropriate panel, I can't find the fuse and Generac's customer service can't tell me where it is. But Generac warns against that saying if it's done, the fuse in the charging circuit will blow and you won't be able to ever charge the battery until you change the fuse. But if I had been warned, I might have thought all I would have to do is plug the battery charger that comes with the Generac into one of its 110V outlets.
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It never occurred to me that a generator wouldn't do that. I wish I had been forewarned about that before I bought my Generac XP8000. One of the things you should check if you get an electric start generator is whether it will charge it's own battery while running. anyone have any of these and if you can give a review on noise power, can you use all the outlets and the twist at the same time ? stick with subura engine? or are others ok? let me know thanks im guessing some are older and new models.on the website they have the gp7000 for $589 and the gp7500 with electrica start for $999 lol pretty much the same thing the new model is alittle more powerful with a new handle for $400.thats nuts right. im looking at are the gp5500,gp6500,gp7000/7500 etc.newer/older models electric start and non. Then you have several generacs my three closest HDs only have gens for $1200 and up lol and the bigger ridgid not the smaller one so i might have to travel alittle more to find a gen or ridgid for $600-$1000. the bigger 8000/10000 with the subaru is out of my price range. I've been eyeing up the 6800 running and 8000 peak for around $900 but uneasy about the yamaha engine. ridgid makes two sweet units with the detachable control panels. its impossible to find something made it America unless you spend a $$$$$. i got about $600 as credit and looking at the generacs and the ridgid. wanting a better name and some more power probably. I bought a husky 5000 watt running 6250 peak gas generator at homedepot with a subaru engine on it never opened it and im able to take it back.