Pulsar Generators
Pulsar is a budget-to-midrange brand best known for dual-fuel portables and a few inverter models. The G12KBN and its siblings show up often in the 10,000W+ home-backup bracket at prices well under the established brands.
- Units
- 12
- Output range
- 1.8–12.0kW
- Median noise
- 73.25dB
- CO shutoff
- 11/12
| Unit | Output | Run | Start | Fuel | Noise dB | Run h | CO | MSRP | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulsar PG15000TRCO | 12,000 | 15,000 | GAS·LP·NG | 83 | 10 | fitted | $1,499 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG13000TRCO | 10,200 | 13,000 | GAS·LP·NG | 80.5 | 7.5 | fitted | $1,695 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG12000BCO | 9,500 | 12,000 | GAS·LP | 74 | 12 | fitted | $1,399 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG105TiSRCO | 8,500 | 10,500 | GAS·LP·NG | 62 | 10.5 | fitted | $2,599 | Price | |
| Pulsar PGD95BiSCO | 7,600 | 9,500 | GAS·LP | 62 | 9.5 | fitted | $2,499 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG7750BCO | 6,250 | 7,750 | GAS·LP | 77.5 | 9.5 | fitted | $1,099 | Price | |
| Pulsar PGX60BiSRCO | 5,400 | 6,000 | GAS·LP | 67 | 8 | fitted | $1,299 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG6580BCO | 5,300 | 6,580 | GAS·LP | 75 | 10 | fitted | $899 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG5250BCO | 4,250 | 5,250 | GAS·LP | 73.5 | 10 | fitted | $699 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG3500MRCO | 3,000 | 3,500 | GAS | 73 | 14 | fitted | $449 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG2200BiS | 1,800 | 2,200 | GAS·LP | 59 | 8 | not fitted | $529 | Price | |
| Pulsar PG2300iSCO | 1,800 | 2,300 | GAS | 59 | 6 | fitted | $529 | Price |
Published list prices run $449 to $2,599. Street pricing is normally below list; follow a unit through to the retailer for what it actually costs today.
Not sure which of these is big enough?
List what you need running at once and the tool works out your real peak — total running load plus the single largest startup surge, which is a much smaller number than adding every surge together.