I am looking at picking up a head, and think I will be going brushless. It seems that Central Georgia Generator is fairly popular here, any other recommendations? Powerhouse Diesel Generators? Are they just the same units in different paint? Marathon heads seem to have a good rep, but they are more than double the cost from what I have been able to find for published pricing. Is there a middle ground out there?
To open another whole can of worms for discussion, I have actually been toying with the idea of getting myself two heads, a single, and a 3-phase. My thought was I could power some 3-phase gear I have currently have running in the shop on a phase converter with that head, and just leave the single phase unit spinning free. As long as I'm not drawing power, it is just more flywheel weight right? When I need backup power, all I need to do is plug it in. I know I can power some single phase gear with a 3-phase head, but from what I have researched so far, that is less than ideal due to imbalance issues. I also don't want to be out rewiring the thing every time I want to make the switch between modes of operation (shop or backup). I probably won't come anywhere near taxing the unit with my 3-phase requirements, not much to run there, but I want to be able to pull every kW this rig will give me when it comes time to run as a backup.
I know there are a lot of variables here, but I'd be interested in hearing what the crew has to say on this stuff if you don't mind chiming in.
Thanks boys.