Aurora Generators - Review

Aurora Generators new diesel generators are looking great.  Just spotted these on www.Generators.co website and Aurora Generators corporate website.  I had the opportunity to review this Aurora Generator recently.  The new generators are electrically approved.  No other company has anything UL or CSA approved so these new higher standards they are following just blows away the competition.   

It occurred to me that everyone else is selling products that do not meet any North American safety or electrical codes.   But how can this be?  Well it turns out that the laws don't cover generators so electrically there is a lot of junk out there.   Not so with this Aurora Generator. 

The digital display on this diesel generator now shows frequency also.  For those who need exactly 60hz for computers UPS power supplies or other sensitive electronics this is perfect. Before this model no other brand was able to display this. Now Aurora generators let you make fine adjustments to engine speed based on the reading you get from the frequency counter down to 0.1 Hertz.  

Other features I like is the glow plugs that really help start the generator when it is very cold outside. This generator seems to be quieter then before also.  I'd put it a less then 69 db. 

I noticed it uses a Automatic Voltage Regulator.  Accessing it to make fine voltage adjustments was easy. When you open the engine compartment door you can find it located right next to the battery.  Others don't use an AVR. Others also have them installed inside the alternator where it is virtually impossible to get any access to it if you need to make adjustments or replace it.  

Shipping was very reasonable and it came to my door.  The only setup required was to put oil and fuel in it and in my case just top off the battery.   It started in seconds and just in time too because we had a good winter storm that took out power here for hours once again.