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Masters 909 720W Generator - $60!

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Masters 909 720W Generator - $60!
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ibfragalot on 28/04/2013 - 21:38 masters.com.au (955 clicks)
Last edited 28/04/2013 - 21:56

Still listed as $98 on their website, but on sale for $60 at the Dandenong store (at least..) Note that where all the generators are its still ticketed at $98 there also, but theres a stand out front of tools where its shown on sale for $60.

See pic here: http://imgur.com/EWBNUlt

Really an amazing price for a little gen - won't power a 50" Plasma, or your laptop (no sensitive electronics) but will keep you warm, lit, and fed if your power goes off! Or simply add some luxury out camping.

(edit: changed imagehost from tinypic to imgur… as tinypic added dodgy tags to the photo display page, eak!)

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  • HeXa on 28/04/2013 - 22:07
    +4

    please don't use these at any campsite I frequent…. noisy little bastards!

    • jv on 28/04/2013 - 22:21
      +2

      why not, it drowns out the sound of all those noisy night animals….

      • NosDan on 28/04/2013 - 22:26
        +8

        why not, it drowns out the sound of all those noisy kids

        fixed :)

        • medium_tight on 29/04/2013 - 00:06
          +1

          the noice from moms and dads too

          super mega fix

        • NosDan on 29/04/2013 - 00:07
          +1

          the noise from moms and dads too
          super mega fix

          now its super fixed

        • Charlotta on 09/05/2013 - 13:44

          the noise from mums and dads too
          super mega fix

          re-repaired

    • moooooooo on 28/04/2013 - 22:25
      +4

      Damn. If it's too noisy, it will attract attention, which is probably not the best for when the zombie apocalypse arrives.

  • lfak on 28/04/2013 - 22:25

    dont bother buying it. I have it and its a waste of money.
    Its loud and it idles high and low.It will ruin your appliances

    • NosDan on 28/04/2013 - 22:27

      it idles high and low.It will ruin your appliances

      i hope you know that the "idle" changes with the load you put on it? all gens do that.

  • pistachio1 on 28/04/2013 - 22:26

    Bummer ! i need one of these for camping .. Can anyone suggest a good cheapy for me to get ?

  • Road Warrior on 28/04/2013 - 22:35

    It looks like a 2 stroke. I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole. Bunnings sell a Kipor 770W 4 stroke suitcase style generator for $399 which is reasonably quiet and can run sensitive electronics.

    • ibfragalot on 28/04/2013 - 22:38
      +6

      It's a 2 stroke yes. But mmm, not sure about your recommendation for the $399 one at Bunnings - thats over 6 times the price! lol

    • pmupsinep on 28/04/2013 - 22:52
      +10

      I wouldn't touch that $399 Bunnings one with a barge pole. Masters have a 3KVA inverter generator for $3299 which is better.

      • Aids on 28/04/2013 - 23:04
        +16

        I wouldn't touch that $3299 Masters one with a barge pole. Generator House have a 30KVA Single Phase Electric Start Silent Diesel Generator for $23,699.00 which is better.

        • moooooooo on 28/04/2013 - 23:31
          +18

          I wouldn't touch that $23,699.00 Generator House one with a barge pole.

          China have the Three Gorges Dam for 148.365 billion yuan which is better.

        • voter1 on 28/04/2013 - 23:40
          +1

          made in china? plus its not portable….

          however nuke submarine….. couple of bil each :)

        • NosDan on 28/04/2013 - 23:54

          voter1 13 min ago new
          made in china? plus its not portable….
          however nuke submarine….. couple of bil each :)

          C-C-C-Combo Breaker!

        • medium_tight on 29/04/2013 - 00:09
          +1

          These redit combo are awesome lol

        • barefoot on 29/04/2013 - 10:39
          +1

          Don't be racist.

          They're all made in China now.

          There hasn't been a decent Australian-made genny since the Snowy Scheme.

  • AMLagonda on 29/04/2013 - 01:04

    For 60 bucks you cant go wrong if you need a bit of power at a bbq or some light camping, even just as some backup.

  • rakeem on 29/04/2013 - 03:58

    could you plug this into a cheapy UPS to then power PC's, notebooks etc ?

    • digitalaxon on 29/04/2013 - 08:04
      +1

      Yes and No.

      Depends if the UPS is a standby / offline UPS (the type most of us have because they are cost effective and do the job 99% of the time), online or active.. If you use a standby UPS the power from the generator would pass straight through to the electronics being powered so it wouldn't protect your equipment - therefore you'd need an active UPS in this instance.

      No idea however how well an active ups would handle power from a cheap generator for any long period of time - never tried it and given the price of high end UPS's, not sure I'd want to take the risk with a $60 generator.

      Probably easier to buy a large high capacity 12 volt battery and hook up a beefy inverter to it for running a PC, or just buy 2-3 spare high capacity batteries for your notebook if they are available. I have one high capacity battery for an older ACER netbook and would get 6-7 hours continuous use out of it.

  • wfdTamar on 29/04/2013 - 08:59

    I've got this and it's pretty gutless. Tried using it to power a 220 litre fridge through a power cut and yes it made the fridge do something, but not its normal noise. All you'll get from it is a bit of light and power for very basic and low powered devices. It is loud so no good for a camp ground. 4 stroke ones are bad enough but this 2 stroke one is worse. Use gas lighting - it's much better.

    • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2013 - 10:08

      A 220lt fridge would use a lot more then 720W
      720watts / 240volts = 3Amps max load

  • Leonard on 29/04/2013 - 09:07

    Gasmate 1700W 4 stroke inverter generator for $499 (COTD). But the Masters unit is still a great buy - I bought a similar unit about 8 years ago for emergency use and it still runs well. Won't power a fridge but lights and radio is good.

    • r3volt on 29/04/2013 - 09:25
      +1

      How do you hear the radio?

      • pmupsinep on 29/04/2013 - 09:54

        With your ears…

  • strangeloops66 on 29/04/2013 - 10:23
    +3

    Dale Kerrigan: If there's anything Dad loved more than serenity, it was a big two stroke engine on full throttle!

    The Castle, 1997

    • NosDan on 29/04/2013 - 10:51

      i must be getting old and going senile, i dont remember this particular line in the movie…

  • ibfragalot on 29/04/2013 - 11:02
    +1

    Looks the same as this (Homelite/Ryobi) "reliable" one on eBay for $108 plus postage.

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Homelite-Ryobi-Generator-720w-240…

  • Ultraman on 29/04/2013 - 15:15

    Go to the Dandenong store if you want this. Just talked to guy on the phone and he says it would be a special Dandenong store price.

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