Cheap Genny

[Nat]

Look at this its for nothing, 650 watt Cosmo generator with 12 volt battery charger £59.99 Mackro's. It costs me more than that to get pissed.
............Nat

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[jrn]

Where did you get it for £59?

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[jrn]

Where did you see that for £59? Is it any good?

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[Nat]

Hello mate
Yes its ok for the tele ect & it charges the batteries & works power tools ok.
They are on special offer at makro.com its a cash & carry warehouse theres one in Norwich which is close to you also 4 in London. 2 of my pals have also bought them today. they are small & quiet, (the gennys that is)
If you need any more info pm me
........Nat

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[martynwhiteley]

They're also doing a 2.2KW 4 stroke Honda engined one for £250 plus vat.

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[Alistairr]

Who's that Martyn?

If its Makro, then i can't find it on their site./forums/images/icons/frown.gif



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[martynwhiteley]

Tis Makro Al.

Saw one in the flesh in t'Hull branch last week.

Many companies seem to offer different goods on their web, to that in stores.

If your desperate for one, I'll visit the Hull store and check if still available

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[PhilF]

Must be Genny Bond

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[Happy1]

There is an 850 watt for sale at £119 (see below) for those that may need that little extra power :-

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[ipw]

Aldi are doing one for 89.99 [slightly dearer but includes vat ,macro is exclusive of vat also more stores]

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[Nat]

They are £70.00 inc v.a.t. buying another another 2 today they charge batterys
@ 13.4 slightly less than the alternator but quick enough, so far have tried
small angle grinder, tv, fridge. drill. phone charger ect, a large garage battery charger, CD player. small fan heater all ok. but the electrick kettle beat it,
..................Nat


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[owen]

See previous thread on these cheap gennys. I received a very full report on them form a forumite. It seems they push out a 'crude 'square wave output with large volatge variation which is fine for small tools but which may damage more sensitve equipment. I ws under the impression also that the 12 volt output was not sutable for battery charging and using it for such caused it to trip out????.
if nat's experience is otherwise i wd certainly be interested

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[Nat]

Hello Owen.
The main reason I bought these gennys was for the battery charging feature.
yesterday I charged 2 of my recovery lorry batterys on the vehicle which had gone flat due to the driver leaving the lights on I had no problem at all, after 30 mins charging the vehicle started ok the genny did not even labour. I m taking one out to Spain for my boat later this month I think they are perfect as a stand by for emergencys, The others will be carried on my recovery vehicles for starting diesels ect or the stuff that standard battery jump packs wont touch. I once had flat batteries on the boat at sea whilst fishing, someone left the freshwater pump switched on & I had not switched to 1 battery , only just managed to get started using a jump pack. With one of these it will never happen again £70.00 is a small price to pay for peace of mind. ...........Nat

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[owen]

thanks for the info nat.it is always better to get info from people who have actually used the kit. I shall visit makro tonight

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[Nat]

Your Welcome. I think you will be pleased with it.
.......Nat

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[Johnnygil]

The wife wants to know will it run a hairdryer

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[Nat]

Only a woman could think of that, bless her. Not sure havent got either. Runs a small fan heater ok so hair drier should be no problem

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[Roy]

Hi Nat

Thanks for the tip - we have used Makro over the years. Am going to buy the £60 genny and a 2.3kw one at £199 this Tuesday. Great for the boat as a back up power source and at home for power outages/ garden power tools, camping weekends etc. They also do tv/dvd combos at £99, Hoover Vacs at £20 approx, Microwaves at £25 - £30 etc etc. (Anyone wants to see Makro products : click on www.makro.co.uk and open their e booklets.) Anyone who is a vat registered business owner and can justify these kinds of purchase for part or total business use, can claim back part or all of the vat and obviously tax write downs also.

Soon be springtime. Happy boaty days. Roy



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[Nat]

Hello Roy
While your there have a look at the sit on electric scooters £79.00 ideal for round
the marina's nipping to the shops ect. they are legal in Spain, but far more expensive out there. There's so much cheap gear in Makros I go in there for one thing & come out with 5
......Nat

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