Generator (again)

I know, i know, theres a million topics on this but i just want to be sure im shopping for the correct type and some of those threads get confusing.
I have a LL stove and from what i gathered from the other threads i want to get a alternator syle generator NOT a inverter style, is this correct?

As per the other thread, the owner of LL uses a Coleman 2250 generator I believe

That thread is here and the very first post is from Matt himself.

Running off of generators or inverters



Rick

From what I've heard, electric motors prefer the alt. style more than the inverter .... but I've run an inverter exclusively at my house (this post powered by it right now) for the past 3 years & have never had a problem. I don't have a stoker though .. but I don't think I'd have an issue. It's a 6300w unit. Yamaha EF6300iSDE. Don't really need an inverter - only bought it for the quiet factor & "mileage" ... and for the fact that it's not going to fry my ballasts like the chinese one did.

Inverters are STUPID cash - your better off with an alternator anyway.

BeerMonley wrote:I know, i know, theres a million topics on this but i just want to be sure im shopping for the correct type and some of those threads get confusing.
I have a LL stove and from what i gathered from the other threads i want to get a alternator syle generator NOT a inverter style, is this correct?

The simple answer is "yes". Some inverter generators may work. But for a seldom use item, just buy the less expensive non-inverter alternator type generator.

After reading many opinions on this subject I didn't know which way to go but I really didn't want to spent the extra $ for the inverter type. So I called keystoker and was told the is no need to have an inverter they said my koker would run just fine on the alternator type and they were right tried it out for a few hours with the storm with no problems. Tractor supply has the same unit I bought on sale for 299.99 it's a champion 3500 w seems like a good unit for the price with good reviews online. I think they also make a 2000w for about $200.00. I am not sure if it helps but i did buy and use a good quality surge protector for my stoker.
good luck

vulcan wrote:After reading many opinions on this subject I didn't know which way to go but I really didn't want to spent the extra $ for the inverter type. So I called keystoker and was told the is no need to have an inverter they said my koker would run just fine on the alternator type and they were right tried it out for a few hours with the storm with no problems. Tractor supply has the same unit I bought on sale for 299.99 it's a champion 3500 w seems like a good unit for the price with good reviews online. I think they also make a 2000w for about $200.00. I am not sure if it helps but i did buy and use a good quality surge protector for my stoker.
good luck

Ours and most others will work on the alternator type. The cheap Inverter type are the ones that may cause an issue. If it is an issue with the coal trol it would be an issue for any electronic devices and motors in the home anyway. If you do use a cheap inverter type just plug the convection fan directly into a power source and bypass the coaltrol and it should be fine. I have run our furnaces with the coal trol on a battery with a modified sign inverter.

Just for reference, I plugged my 900w $90 Harbor Fright ( yeah, FRIGHT! ) into a battery backup unit I have for my computer here, and the thing went absolutely haywire. It kept switching non stop between battery power and line power, which shut down the computer several times - not good! It couldn't tell whether or not the power was on or off, probably due to the super-dirty current coming out of that cheap unit. I wouldn't recommend these alt.generators for anything you really care about.