10 Pitfalls of Buying a Small Diesel Generator Set

The market for small diesel generator sets is chaotic: fake and inferior, shoddy, shoddy, shoddy, and shoddy are already open "secrets." 99% of people, no matter how many times they have bought diesel generators, will step on pits they would never think of. Let Dingbo Power introduce to you 10 traps for buying small diesel generator sets.

1. Consider the model of diesel generator set as the success rate.

Take the model of diesel generator set (such as **8500XE) as the success rate of 8KW diesel generator and sell it to customers. In fact, the rated power of the 8500XE diesel generator set is 6KW, and the maximum power is only 6.5KW.

2. Confusing the relationship between KVA and KW.

Treat KVA as KW exaggerated power and sell it to customers. In fact, KVA is the apparent power, and KW is the effective power. The relationship between them is: IKVA=0.8KW.

3. The relationship between rated power and maximum power is not mentioned.

Just say a "power" and sell the maximum power as the rated power to the customer. In fact, the maximum power = 1.1x rated power. Moreover, the maximum power can only be used for 1 hour in 12 hours of continuous operation.

4. Regardless of the configuration, it is only the price.

Configuration such as: whether the motor is all copper, single-phase or three-phase, whether the motor is 190 or 204, is the frame a round tube or a square tube, the size of the round tube and square tube, how many wheels are attached, the size of the wheels, the simple model or the luxury model , What kind of control panel to bring, what grade battery to bring, what large capacity battery, large fuel tank or small fuel tank, with or without ATS (automatic transfer device), whether the speed control is ESC or mechanical speed control, etc. In fact, whether these configurations are selected has a great impact on the price, so don't talk about the configuration and only compare the price.

5. The power of the diesel engine is the same as that of the generator, in order to reduce the cost.

In fact, the industry generally stipulates that diesel engine power ≥ 10% of generator power because of mechanical loss. Worse still, some people misreport the horsepower of the diesel engine as kilowatts to the user, that is, use a diesel engine less than the power of the generator to configure the unit, commonly known as: small horse-drawn cart, so that the life of the unit is reduced, maintenance is frequent, and the use cost is high. High.

6. Sell the second diesel generator refurbished machine as a brand new diesel generator to customers.

Some refurbished diesel engines are equipped with brand-new generators and control cabinets, so that ordinary non-professional users can't tell whether it is a new engine or an old engine.

7. Diesel engines are cheap, shoddy and good.

For example, a 192F air-cooled diesel engine uses 188F or 186F air-cooled diesel engine accessories except for the nameplate and a few components of the 192F model. This is obviously a shoddy, fake and real.

8. Only the diesel engine or generator brand will be reported, not the place of origin, nor the unit brand.

For example, Weichai generators, in fact, it is impossible for any diesel generator set to be independently completed by a single enterprise. Should the customer fully understand the diesel engine of the unit? The manufacturer and brand of the generator can comprehensively evaluate the grade of the unit.

9. Don't talk about the brand grade of diesel engines and generators? Don't talk about after-sales service, just talk about the price.

Some use diesel engines or inferior generators assembled with inferior parts for generator sets, causing the sets to appear: diesel engine power is insufficient, fuel consumption is high, generator voltage or frequency is unstable, and power is insufficient. Diesel generator sets with too low prices generally have problems.

10. Treat ordinary diesel generator sets as special-purpose diesel generator sets and sell them to customers.

Special purpose diesel generator sets such as prototype diesel generator sets (suitable for high altitude, low air pressure, and thin air environment), diesel generator sets for special power (or base station) (requires long-term continuous trouble-free operation, long durability, and failure rate) Extremely low, high reliability), etc., due to the special use environment, they have strict special requirements for diesel engines and generators, and ordinary diesel generators cannot be replaced.

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