Honda Generator

[Stevekng]

Well, I took the plunge and got a Honda EU2000i generator for a back up next winter. It's small (47 lbs), about the size of a sewing machine case and quiet (53 Db). 53 Db is the same as a dishwasher. It has a feature that throttles the unit up or down depending on the demand and will run more than 10 hours on a gallon of gas at 1/4 load (400 watts). It will handle 30 surge amps.
I know the price of $999.00 is high, but it is an inverter type unit and is safe for computers, etc.
It will also operate outdoors in wet weather.


Right now it's powering my truck camper without a hitch.

 

[711mhw]

Honda makes a great genny! I have put mine through hell before it died, well got sick. I'm not sure what it needs, but it's on mt "roundtoit" list. Keep fresh fuel and change the oil often.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

It is too bad these wonderful little generators are so expensive because they would be nice to have. But getting something that puts out more amperage for half the cost is difficult to pass up.

 

[jdemaris]

It is too bad these wonderful little generators are so expensive because they would be nice to have. But getting something that puts out more amperage for half the cost is difficult to pass up.

You can by good inverter generators much cheaper if you watch for deals.

Last year HomeDepot had a "truck-load" sale on Honeywell 2000i inverter generators. $299 each. I bought two and was a little leery at first - but they've been fantastic. Start as well and just as quiet as any Honda.

I wanted an inverter generator to run battery chargers with AC inputs. Standard AC generators don't make power good enough to run battery chargers properly. I was afraid these Honeywells would have mod-wave inverters inside instead of high-quality sine-wave inverters. Ends up they are pure sine-wave and work great.

Without a pure sine-wave, a generator can't run most battery chargers and also can't run a micowave oven.

 

[KarlP]

an inverter type unit and is safe for computers, etc.

Real computers generally are fine with dirty power. Its the logic boards in new refrigerators and furnaces that have garbage power supplies in front them that won't run (or possibly even release the "magic smoke" that makes the chips work ;-)) on dirty power.