A-iPower SUA2300i Ultra-Quiet Inverter Generator with Mobility Kit (CARB Compliant)

So far, so good!! Runs great, quiet, starts easily, provides great output and is easy to move around. As an ASE Master Mechanic I knew that the “Break In” procedure would determine just how long this thing will last. I took my time and to do a 3 hour Break In which included 3 Oil Changes. I’m a firm believer in synthetic oils, I refuse to use anything else however I did use the bottle of included oil for the very first start-up. I ran it 15 minutes without a load , slow idle , then drained the oil. The amount of Metal Shavings from machining the engine block was excessive. I knew that it would be this way, many Chinese made engines exhibit this. Filled it up with Synthetic for the 2nd break in run....1 hour with a light load applied (900 watts) during the last 30 minutes of the run. Drained oil , still some shavings(aluminum dust) in the bottom of my black oil catch pan. Refilled again with synthetic and ran it for 1 hour under a 1500 watt load. It worked flawlessly. After the 1 hour run, I drained it again, refilled it (just a Trace of aluminum dust in the drain pan) and now it’s good to go for extended use. Do this Break In procedure , use a quality synthetic oil, and this unit will serve you well.

I have used this unit now for 5 hours now ( 4 at 90% full load to "break it in" and test for load capability) and find it lives up to my expectations. It WILL carry "steady state" rated load ( compensated for altitude) an does so with reserve. The unit is very easy to start. I also like features like the retractable portage handle. Over all the unit is very well laid out. There are a few drawbacks: The owners manual appears to be for an older design unit. The digital display is hard to see in daylight and impossible in the sun. It does appear to have accurate readings. Its not as quiet as I expected but still acceptable...machinery is machinery and without a lot of additional sound proofing will make noise. Like most of the newer inverter units, while it will handle a short reasonable overload, it will not carry an overload like a conventional rotating field constant speed generator....but it does work at lower "starting loads" . I have not put an oscilloscope on it yet so not sure how close to a pure sine wave the output is. It will not start my small DeWalt portable compressor and not sure if that is electronic or just not strong enough to carry the starting load even with "head pressure" at 0 PSI. Overall I am well pleased with the quality and the performance especially for the price I was able to pay for it. Frankly the price was the deciding factor to this initial purchase. I have not compared it to the "name brand guys" but feel its a good unit and would not be surprised if it did equal much more expensive units without paying for the name....Yes I would recommend it to others if they understood its limitations.( which I suspect other brands would have also) Jerry