Testing My New Chicago 800-Watt Portable Electric Generator

A nice, small-footprint Chinese-made 2HP portable generator that delivers 800 watts (900 watts peak) of power. It uses 50:1 ratio of unleaded gasoline/2-stroke oil mixture and a tankful (1.1 gal) will last 5 hours at 50% load. It should come handy during power outages, camping trips, or when "The Big One" hits. It is EPA and CARB-approved so it is California-legal. For a mere $79 from Harbor Freight Tools, what's there not to like?

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[1987fsg]

@ Rogelio67 or any one who may know...

What kind of spark plug did u use if u know the model because I took mine to replace it then some how I lost it.

[rmwtsou]

@1987fsg Sorry I have no idea. I have not fired up my generator since I made the video.

[rogelio67]

update,, mine worked 30 minutes,, then it stopped ,,, i went to auto zone ,, got a new spark plu,,, and started on first pull,,, i was so happy again,,, all and all i am happy with this machine,,, i will keep an extra plug from now on,,,

[rmwtsou]

@rogelio67 Great! I'm glad it all worked out for you.

[rogelio67]

mine worked for 30 minutes at the beach,, wont run now,, i think it got too much moisture from the beach air,,, any ideas???

[rmwtsou]

Have no idea. The last time (and the first time) that I ran the machine was when I made this video. It is sitting in the garage now. Hope it will work when the need comes.

[j70141]

I have returned three of these so far. Keeps giving me low voltage after a period of time. Drops to something like 80 or 90 volts after running for a while. I always purchase the guarantee.

[DeepFriedFuzzball]

@1987fsg Hi, these generators run well on genuine brand spark plugs, they're the standard size long nose spark plugs like in a car, try an NGK BPR 6ES plug, make sure it's long nose but also the piston doesn't bash it, that should work alright :]

[bassboy923]

@rogelio67 get a new spark plug

[oneworldkingdom]

@nicksurreal The generator itself sits on little rubber heels. It won't tear up anything.

[acv2]

Good morning, are you still selling the generator?



[nicksurreal]

put it in the grass! damn! running that on the concrete will tear it apart.

[hp11208]

@1987fsg Use a NGK plug

[shaunmoncaster]

Oh boy I've seen some interesting videos but?

[NBAGOATS]

That thing is screaming its butt off. Too loud. My goodness. I'd shoot my neighbor if he ever brought one of those home and actually used it.