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In regards to the Military fuel/durability testing, it seems strange that they would document the generator failures in the test when they had no clue how many hours were on the generators or the maintenance history. The only new unit was a 30kw.

I have seen it all now. Where is the seat and beverage holder :wink:

Regarding the formal data, I would offer the following comments. 1- Good luck getting similar data for a non military generator and without that it is hard to really compare failure rates. 2- I would not expect much more out of the single cylinder Yanmar engines. Those things shake so bad its...

Main reason I have an MEP is I dont use it evey day and need it to start when the time comes. I also need long-term fuel storage so all that says diesel to me. I also need 240v and big surge capability and I want it to be quite too. All for under $4k. Eventually I may get a 2000w inverter...

The broken MEP's might have 5000-20000 hours on them and lived a tough life by generator standards. Just moving a generator around can cause issues. I say tell those guys they are right and move on with life. Less fools we have to bid against!