Are you paying ~1k for a Honda?
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:06 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > That Generac inverter unit has some bad reviews on Amazon. But it is > 1/3 the price of a similar Honda generator. I will vouch for the Honda > working well and being quiet and portable and putting out clean power. You > can also get an external extended runtime tank for it. If you read the > manual though, you’re supposed to change the oil every couple days in > continuous operation though. > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 7:40 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Smaller generators with inverters > > So for example this: > > http://www.autozone.com/power-tools/portable-generator/power-pro-1000-watt-generator-no-return-on-used-generator-/290845_0_0/ > > It has a 120v outlet but doesn't have an inverter. How is that possible? > > This is $320 and says inverter: > > http://www.autozone.com/power-tools/portable-generator/generac-portable-inverter-generator/568401_0_0/ > > The big ones I have definitely work on the big APCs (1500-2200va). I > bought them in 2008? so I don't have the specs anymore. > > The site's I'd be most likely to use it would be going into a Meanwell > rectifier. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Glen Waldrop <gwl...@cngwireless.net> > wrote: > >> I'm not sure how picky your hardware is, but most inverters and >> generators don't put out a full sine wave. Battery backups tend to trip >> constantly, but my equipment seems to handle it fine. >> >> Full sine wave generators tend to cost a little bit more. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 7:21 PM >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Smaller generators with inverters >> >> Can anyone share what kind of generators they're using? I'm looking for >> something that's smaller for one person to carry. I don't need anything >> big, maybe 250 watt load at the most. Looking online I see $600 minimum. >> I'd be using this at smaller sites that don't already have a big 24 hour >> generator already so portability would be the most important feature. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >
