Your thoughts on this PLEASE..

Paul · 02-02-2009, 22:29

Just been sent this from good old Adli,
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers...09-02-02-13-58

Any good for the price?

zippy656 · 02-02-2009, 22:31

id like to hear it running, but looks good to me.

floyd500b · 02-02-2009, 22:31

At £65.00 it can't be that bad

Only 650w output - so you aint going to be boiling kettles

Paul · 02-02-2009, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by floyd500b

At £65.00 it can't be that bad

Only 650w output - so you aint going to be boiling kettles

Was thinking about keeping the batt topped up when no mains on site.

zippy656 · 02-02-2009, 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by floyd500b

At £65.00 it can't be that bad

Only 650w output - so you aint going to be boiling kettles

our camping kettles 600w..

Paul · 02-02-2009, 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

our camping kettles 600w..

How long doe's it take to boil??
Looking at getting one

zippy656 · 02-02-2009, 22:37

to long when just getting in the caravan,. but its ok realy..

Paul · 02-02-2009, 22:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

to long when just getting in the caravan,. but its ok realy..

Thats no help Zippy..

With the gas it takes about 5 min's yours any faster??
(See how good I am here helping your post count..)

floyd500b · 02-02-2009, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul332

Was thinking about keeping the batt topped up when no mains on site.

That'll work - a battery charger doesn't draw that much

tezzer · 02-02-2009, 22:44

i saw this jenny yesterday on line, a caravanning pal has bought one before, looks the same, but he got from screwfix, and it's the dogs danglies for the money and it's fairly quiet as well.

tezzer

zippy656 · 02-02-2009, 22:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul332

Thats no help Zippy..

With the gas it takes about 5 min's yours any faster??
(See how good I am here helping your post count..)

same i think... maybe a little longer.

but then I'm not sat timing it with a watch..

i NEED all the help i can get with post.. seem to have slowed down a little

Paul · 02-02-2009, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by tezzer

i saw this jenny yesterday on line, a caravanning pal has bought one before, looks the same, but he got from screwfix, and it's the dogs danglies for the money and it's fairly quiet as well.

tezzer

Ta may have a play with one then

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

i NEED all the help i can get with post.. seem to have slowed down a little

zippy656 · 02-02-2009, 22:49

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jims-terrano · 02-02-2009, 22:54

I've used these two stroke gennys before. They are OK and seem to run the odd power tool. Not too noisy. They usually have a plastic measuring cup on the inside of the fuel cap and as far as I can remember it's one cup full of oil to one tank of petrol. I have a friend with one and he keeps it in a shed and brings it once or twice a year and it starts each time. B&Q do them for about the same price, some of them even have 12v battery charging inbuilt. They are not the most stable of outputs so don't go running anything sensitive off it, I've seen them running TV's.

Jim T

Muzz · 03-02-2009, 00:44

Bought one similar a couple of years ago and it did my head in. was on a site just on our own it was the scarbough meet when we did langdale quest.

I had it full cable length away think cables are 25mts and I could hear it when watching tele. When I went outside I felt like I was violating the world.

Yes quiet in comparison to other larger genny's but when your in a field in the middle of nowhere and it's so peacefull you can hear a squirrel fart you stick it on and wow your in a battle zone. I've never used it since.

The most important thing I needed it for was the tele kettle and fridge work best on gas.

My 2nd idea was an 12v - 240 inverter that worked fine with a 110 battery and would last a weekend.

3rd and best idea was a 12v 10" dvd tele the type you stick in the back of the car best I got was 5 days and nights in the winter tele on every night 2 films a night.

Personally after going down that road I would not recomend if worried take an extra battery.

How many have bought these jenny's and used very little????

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jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	I've used these two stroke gennys before. They are OK and seem to run the odd power tool. Not too noisy. They usually have a plastic measuring cup on the inside of the fuel cap and as far as I can remember it's one cup full of oil to one tank of petrol. I have a friend with one and he keeps it in a shed and brings it once or twice a year and it starts each time. B&Q do them for about the same price, some of them even have 12v battery charging inbuilt. They are not the most stable of outputs so don't go running anything sensitive off it, I've seen them running TV's. Jim T

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Muzz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North West Vehicle: Nissan Terrano II Posts: 186	Bought one similar a couple of years ago and it did my head in. was on a site just on our own it was the scarbough meet when we did langdale quest. I had it full cable length away think cables are 25mts and I could hear it when watching tele. When I went outside I felt like I was violating the world. Yes quiet in comparison to other larger genny's but when your in a field in the middle of nowhere and it's so peacefull you can hear a squirrel fart you stick it on and wow your in a battle zone. I've never used it since. The most important thing I needed it for was the tele kettle and fridge work best on gas. My 2nd idea was an 12v - 240 inverter that worked fine with a 110 battery and would last a weekend. 3rd and best idea was a 12v 10" dvd tele the type you stick in the back of the car best I got was 5 days and nights in the winter tele on every night 2 films a night. Personally after going down that road I would not recomend if worried take an extra battery. How many have bought these jenny's and used very little????