Several years ago, I was in contect with Champion (CPE) and Mr. Paul Cole. I expressed my dismay with the cost of repair or replacement of the RV OEM gensets. My question then and now is: When will we see on the market, a unit from China? The answer to my question to Mr. Cole received a quick response. "I now have on the bench a proto-type genset that will fill this need." We have had word, Paul Cole is now retired from Champion.
Two questions. Has anyone up to-date info' from this fine man?
Wonder how many have any interest in a Chinese built,
quality RV compartment genset?
Don't know what kind of rig you have, but if you want a portable Champion, which tons of people of moved to, then there 4K seems to fill the bill. I picked one up at Tractor Supply Center online and shipped to one of their stores, $289.00. Champion has great Customer Service Support and parts are easily obtained - something other Chinese machines do not have readily available. Safe travels.
You are not the only one, IMHO. It is a smallish market, but it is something that would take off should there be more competition in the field and they become part of customer expectations for a decent RV.
I feel bad for suggesting a Chinese made product, but right now, there are only two companies that make gensets for RV compartments right now, and that is Onan and Generac. Having a third competitor like Champion (who has a very good reputation for positive customer service) might change the playing field. Getting prices lower for these types of gensets has a high chance of getting RV makers to start building them in, or at least offering them as an option.
Multiple innovative makers can make some cool stuff. I can see an aftermarket for standardized generator housings for travel trailer hitch receivers, as well as more RVs that are almost completely electric.
retired4fun2002 wrote: Don't know what kind of rig you have, but if you want a portable Champion, which tons of people of moved to, then there 4K seems to fill the bill. I picked one up at Tractor Supply Center online and shipped to one of their stores, $289.00. Champion has great Customer Service Support and parts are easily obtained - something other Chinese machines do not have readily available. Safe travels.
Thanks, I have had the Champion C46540 genset going on five years. It's in my genhouse surving very well as back up power.
The reason for this post was: My and others need for a much less expensive OEM built in genset for the factory approved compartments in our RV's. With the orignal cost and the repair cost for Onans and other brand OEM gensets, the need for perhaps, a Chinese build unit seems to be universal. It's all about cost.
retired4fun2002 wrote: Don't know what kind of rig you have, but if you want a portable Champion, which tons of people of moved to, then there 4K seems to fill the bill. I picked one up at Tractor Supply Center online and shipped to one of their stores, $289.00. Champion has great Customer Service Support and parts are easily obtained - something other Chinese machines do not have readily available. Safe travels.
Pretty sure O & S already has the above.
O & S - why did you start a new thread with this question?
(Why not on - "3000w Chinese Gensets Info" - thread that *you* know well?).
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retired4fun2002 wrote: Don't know what kind of rig you have, but if you want a portable Champion, which tons of people of moved to, then there 4K seems to fill the bill. I picked one up at Tractor Supply Center online and shipped to one of their stores, $289.00. Champion has great Customer Service Support and parts are easily obtained - something other Chinese machines do not have readily available. Safe travels.
Pretty sure O & S already has the above.
O & S - why did you start a new thread with this question?
(Why not on - "3000w Chinese Gensets Info" - thread that *you* know well?).
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JC:
To fill the need for a lower cost OEM RV build-in or repleacement genset, as Paul Cole, with Champion, at the time of my inquiry explained, the genset needed, would be in the true "4000 watt" class and above.
It's to bad, to this date, I don't find on the market, any unit.
Cedarhill wrote: There has to be a huge liability risk associated with marketing a genset for built in use - fire hazard, carbon monoxide risk, electrocution and so forth. I would guess low cost manufacturers are hesitant to jump in to the market for that reason. Designing and building a generator for this purpose is not hard.
Great answer, thanks. Perhaps a dealer replacemnet unit would be held to some law unknown to me. Most portable genset use also fails some law requirement.
I find a great many used RV's have a non working genset.
There has to be a huge liability risk associated with marketing a genset for built in use - fire hazard, carbon monoxide risk, electrocution and so forth. I would guess low cost manufacturers are hesitant to jump in to the market for that reason. Designing and building a generator for this purpose is not hard.
Possibly the departure of Paul Cole is . . good or bad.
Maybe his replacement has done something - maybe not.
IMO - if anyone would have any inside "scoop" it would be "The Prof" on the Gensets thread.
As an alternate - give Champion a call.
(Be a name dropper - tell whomever you make contact with, what Paul Cole had indicated previously, followed by: "Any progress?")
ol Bombero-JC wrote: O & S -
Understand what you are looking for.
Possibly the departure of Paul Cole is . . good or bad.
Maybe his replacement has done something - maybe not.
IMO - if anyone would have any inside "scoop" it would be "The Prof" on the Gensets thread.
As an alternate - give Champion a call.
(Be a name dropper - tell whomever you make contact with, what Paul Cole had indicated previously, followed by: "Any progress?")
And -of course- post results~
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No desire here to be the 'go-between'
If not Champion to fill the bill, perhaps another Mfg will bring to market a less expensive 4000 watt or above, genset unit for RV built-in use.
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