Any Greenies in the audience?

[rognelson777]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

An Inverter produces AC from DC and a Converter produces DC from AC. A generator produces AC and is your primary power source. Your battery powers your inverter. An Inverter style generator is just a different way to make AC using an engine for power. Sounds confusing but really isn't. Cheap generators no matter who's name is on it are Made in China. Honda is the std all others are judged by.

Correct me if I am wrong but my understanding is portable Inverter style generators are the quiet units.

I also think Honda now makes economy units and they are not quiet.

To me, noise is the issue, I also learned because it says Honda on it does not mean it is a good unit, I learned this with a honda black max lawn mower I bought, what a mistake. Do your research

[Rich Biebel]

Inverter-Generators are quiet and built from the ground up to be.

Industrial units are not quiet. Very little covering the engines on those.

DB ratings for Inverters are usually 50-60 and Industrial units are usually in the 70's

A big difference there noise wise....

I don't sell Honda equipment but their reputation is number 1 in the small engine power equipment world....I am sure they have failures too...

[SGSST109E]

The device is called a charger controller. The three batteries in the trailer never have to be charged. I use a older technology one, the newer ones uses more of the panels power. If you are using a higher voltage panel it very important. Mine put out 45 volts in peak light. If you use panels that put out around 18 volts it is much easier to control. The industry has come a long way in the last 15 years. I have almost 900 watts on my trailer. So I can keep the batteries peaked, run the laptop and weather station, pager and radio. Can also run a fan all on solar. All weekend long. Then I put the battery charger on the race car battery over night off the batteries. One of these days I will put a small panel just to maintain the race car battery with it own charge controller.

[SGSST109E]

As Rich says the Honda's are great. My 3000 can be running in between you and I and we can have a conversation like it wasn't even there. I think on econo mode it 50db

[Rich Biebel]

I like the idea of solar panels for sure but balk at the cost and having them vulnerable on the roof of a flat trailer. $1.00-$1.50 a watt times 900 watts is $1000 or more. Add a bank of batteries and a controller device and an inverter. This still gives you limited electrical capabilities.

To each his own as the saying goes but a 2000-3000 watt inverter generator is a better investment.....

[boostedf22c]

I've got 2 Honda inverter generators I run 1 when I don't need to power much and in parallel when the extra juice is need. They've been great.

I also have 1 Honda engine powering the race car. Good little engines. 😀

[Rich Biebel]

I have a EB 3500 Honda generator that is at least 12-14 years old.
I have used it many hours at the track for years.
I have used it at home in power failures.
I lent it to a neighbor when he lost his electrical service in a storm.
He ran it 24/7 for 3-4 days.

I carried it in my trailer even after I installed an Onan 4KW RV unit in my trailer. As a spare just in case.

The Onan quit last year as I returned from a run and was heading to a final round. I dragged the Honda out....fired right up....ran my charger for a few minutes while I cooled down a bit....and kept the batteries up.
The Onan just got hot and quit.....started back up once it cooled down but I needed AC power and the Honda did the trick...

It starts generally with very few pulls even after sitting idle for months.
It has never failed electrically.....and is 120 or 120/240 output.

P.S. I won that race........probably really didn't need the Honda but hey it was there and worked for me.

[Greg Gay]

Casey,

If you put a turbo on a Honda EU2000i, how much power will it make then?

Greg

[boostedf22c]

Originally Posted by Greg Gay

Casey,

If you put a turbo on a Honda EU2000i, how much power will it make then?

Greg

Enough to power a small town.