ETQ TG1200 1,200 Watt 2 HP 2-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of ETQ TG1200 1,200 Watt 2 HP 2-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator
Customer Review: A perfectly fine piece of equipment...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a pilot since 1959, and we fly airplanes by the book. This little "hundred buck" chinese generator arrived in a couple of days and replaced its Honda "thousand buck' counterpart that we had on loan here.
The first thing was to shake the hand of our UPS guy. The box did'nt have even a small ding on it. No broken spark plug or things of that nature. It's pro-packaged and boxed with a hefty double styrofoam holder just like any good technical product.
By the book: Just make sure that you do (regardless of how impatient you like to be) "nuff said".
Yes its 2-cycle, mix the oil/gas etc. Your option: $900 more money.
I ordered and put in a high-end Bosch spark plug ($10) and it went from smoothe and quiet, under load, to really smoothe and quiet. It runs at the same noise level as the Honda did, just outside on the front porch.
It has outstanding load/speed control, very responsive. I could hear the slight change in pitch, and load correction, as the computer was loading internet pages and then finishing. You can't get any better than that.
A gallon of gas gets you 4.5 to 5 hours of power.
By the book...enjoy...nuff said.
Steve Spears
Application Engineering
Kellus Products
Orrs Island, Maine
Customer Review: Cheaply made, but mine works fine.
Summary: 5 Stars
For this price, you can hardly expect to get a precision-machined piece of equipment. And indeed you won't -- this thing is clearly made with cheap materials, and is a bit "wobbly". But I've had mine for over a year now, and haven't had any serious problems with it -- it works fine (at least mine does).
* I've had problems with it randomly sputtering and dying out, but these are few and far between. Usually when this happens, I just shut it off, and let it cool down, and then it runs fine when I start it up 5 minutes later.
* I've run it for 150+ hours and have yet to have to change the spark plug, or replace any other parts.
* It sounds loud to me, but I'm not used to working with a generator nearby, so I'm not sure what's normal. And the smoke from it is nasty, but I guess that's to be expected for a combustion engine.
* I'm able to run a satellite, 2 computers, hard drives, car battery charger, AA battery charger, phone charger, and modem/router at the same time with no problems. It's pretty gas efficient, I can run all of that stuff for over 4 hours on less than a gallon of gas.
Anyhow, for the price I paid for it, I'm satisfied, and don't have any regrets about choosing this one.
Customer Review: ETQ 1200-- Small, Quiet & Economical
Summary: 5 Stars
After checking the e-auctions, local shops, etc., looking for a small generator for remote tool power, the Amazon offer of free shipping for the same wattage generator sold me. This little generator is only 1200 watts/max 15 amps, but it does what it is designed for-- low load remote or emergency use. Warrantee wise, it has a 1 yr. certification and in CA a 2 yr. exhaust warranty-- not bad for $100. As with most mechanical items, it pays to read and re-read the instructions before gassing up this power box. I had to clean the air filter (Hey, new machines have clean air filters, right? Not always.) after starting the engine and having it die out regardless of choke settings. (This remedy is noted in the well documented instruction book) Once that was taken care of, it was off to the races. This thing starts on at least the second pull every time, is relatively quiet, and uses very little gas. The downside of mixing oil with the gas is made easier with the measuring cup built into the gas cap-- one cap of oil to one gallon of gas and you're done. All in all, for the money/features/free shipping it is hard to beat this deal.Customer Review: terrible service
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know what other options for shipping there are but from my experiance, and stated damages on reviews I would say UPS is not the best.Ordered 2/10/08 UPS delivery est. 2/15/08. by 2/19/08 no delivery!!Called amazon. Indian lady reordered with free 2 day delivery FEDEX delivery est. on 2/22/08.Today is 2/23/08 no generator .My tracking showed shipper contacted for pickup 2/19/08 never picked up.Called again Indian guy say's his info say's delivery date today sat.2/23/08.Said, wait for monday afternoon, if it does'nt come they will give full refund!!! Isn't that nice of them.All this time wasted. Not an email or any explaination why first order didn't arrive and we will see about monday.Be nice to talk with someone that can really solve problems or get to answers. Two day delivery is a least five days.Hope it comes Monday and is not damaged like stated in alot of reviews delivered by UPS.Hope FEDEX is not as rough.I need it in working condition. This is my only way to complain.Thanks. UPDATE 2/ 26/ 08 pm Never received generator cancelled. Leary about using amazon again!!!Customer Review: Strong output and well built...Super value...
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little skeptical for the price but I've used units costing more than twice as much which weren't built as good and didn't perform any better...
The ONLY minor complaint I have is that it idles a little rough being a 2 cycle...But upon loading it smooths right out...At idle it produces 122 volts and when I pulled a full tested 10 amps or 1200 watts equivalent for 5 minutes it still held a firm 115 volts...It also has a dedicated 8.2amp 12 volt charging plug in with the necessary cables...Many units costing more don't even have this...
For the price and with metal prices surging I expected the generator itself to be aluminum wound but it was copper which is much better...The gas tank is metal and the entire unit is very well built...
The manual is VERY thorough with included schematics and part numbers for the generator and 2 cycle engine...
I also like the 41 lb. weight for those times when a larger heavier unit would be a pain...Overall for $119 I consider this unit an extraordinary value...