ETQ TG1200 1,200 Watt 2 HP 2-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator
by Eastern Tools & Equipment
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of ETQ TG1200 1,200 Watt 2 HP 2-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator
Customer Review: Nice Compact Generator
Summary: 5 Stars
I received my TG 1200 one week after I ordered it. It came with slight damage to the exterior of the box, but luckly everything inside was undamaged....no broken spark plug or wires....
It would not start so I took out the spark plug and gave it a shot of ether cold start spray and replaced the plug. It fired briefly and then stopped. I then repeated the ether shot but this time openned the drain screw on the carberator. A few drops of fuel dripped out, so now I knew I had fuel going into the engine.
I choked the little engine and off it went and ran perfectly. I ran a small fan and electric light off the generator and everything seems to be working. I checked the voltage and it was approx. 130-140 volts A.C. and 14 volts D.C. I stopped the engine and let it cool. I then restarted it by simply choking it per instructions. Ran great....
So far it does everthing I expected from this little generator!!!!
Customer Review: Just got it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am the happy owner now of both Eastern Tool's TG3000 and this TG1200.
Just got it yesterday and put the handle on it today and looked it over good. This little sucker is well built.
I continue to be impressed with both TG models I have for the little money spent.
This little guy reminds me of a small Sherman tank.
I can tell it's going to be a good one. I'll have to update later after I've used it a time or two. Both my generators are for household backup in case of commercial power failure so I don't get to use them often like a contractor would, etc.
I pulled the crank slowly on it, and it is very smooth with a lot of compression. No damage was noticed anywhere.
It came packed well and very fast. Super Saver shipping ordered on a Sunday very early in the morning and arrived on the Tuesday after!
Can't wait to fire this little mother up!
Customer Review: bump resistant little machine
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this generator in Nov 2008 and shipped it by air
to my beach place (checked as luggage). On the trip it must
have been treated badly since it arrived with 2 legs missing.
I started it, and worked like a charm. Since then, I have used it for
lighting (2-3 rooms), laptop charging, and to power a 1/2 HP water
pump.
However, here is what really prompted me to write this review.
A few days ago I left it on a ledge, about 5 ft
from a concrete ground. I did not secure it well enough
and it fell... making a terrible
noise, like all the metal parts were gone.
Well.... the machine started like nothing had ever
happened to it. It's sound is good and it delivers power.
So...I am not an expert in generators, but this one gets
my endorsement
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Customer Review: Outperformed Expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very skeptical that this product could be any good at such a low price. Well at least for me it is that and much more. For a little over $100.00 this little, fairly quite machine has now run through 10 tanks of fuel (over 50 hours) and always starts within 2 pulls. Just run one appliance at a time and it has no problems. I use it mostly to charge batteries and run a few household appliances on my houseboat and it works like a champ. I am ordering two more just to keep in storage for back ups. Seldom does something you think is under priced outperform expectations. I must say that I do baby it a little. I only use high quality synthetic oil, clean filters regularly, change the spark plug every 50 hours, don't overload the circuits, and turn off the fuel line to shut it off to run all fuel out of the carburetor after each use. I hope everyone's experience with this product is as good as mineCustomer Review: Very Nice Generator - good compromise
Summary: 5 Stars
Got this about a month ago for tailgates. Haven't put much time on it yet, but here are some intitial comments:
1) Mine did not come with a DC plug / adapter. Called ETQ and they said that the newer ones do not have that feature.
2) There is an error in the manual. It says to use 10w30 oil. That is NOT CORRECT. Use only 2 cycle oil. The manual is wrong.
I tested the sound level using my radio shack sound level meter and found that at 23 feet it produced around 59 dbA and at 9 feet it produced about 67 dbA. I would characterize the sound as louder than the Honda EU2000 / EU1000, but overall not too objectionable as it's kind of a low pitch sound. It's definitely why the unit is less expensive than the Honda EU, which I could not justify price-wise.