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which portable generators do people have
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I mean that my kids would break the doors in the summer...You mean at that price they don’t throw in AC?
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Honda just introduced an EU2200i
All-new Honda EU22 i Super Quiet Series Generator Delivers Customers More Power for Work, Home or Play, With the Same Legendary Honda Quality and Reliability - Honda.com
Not on the website yet. Has a fuel off switch! Can be paralleled with EU2000. Same price as EU2000, available Spring.
All-new Honda EU22 i Super Quiet Series Generator Delivers Customers More Power for Work, Home or Play, With the Same Legendary Honda Quality and Reliability - Honda.com
Not on the website yet. Has a fuel off switch! Can be paralleled with EU2000. Same price as EU2000, available Spring.
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Innovation at it's best...
As long as the regulators and bean counters are kept in check...
As long as the regulators and bean counters are kept in check...
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10% more power. Same noise level, same price. Seems it is the replacement for the well loved 2000. I like how they made it compatible with the 2000 to buddy. Doesn't help me, I have the 3000 but still a :thumbsup: from what I see.
Gem99ultra
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I think it's good that Honda continues to explore for improvements on existing products. While the 2000i is an awesome generator, (I have two.), the downside of that model is that there's no 240v service. Parallel doesn't really give me all that much advantage whereas the 3000 model does.
Getting 10% more power for the same price is definitely good, but were I to buy all over I'd go for at least one 3000 and probably another little 22i. You just can't beat the economical side of the 2000 not to mention the portability and quietness. Awesome little machines!
DieselnHooters
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My car doors were frozen shut in the driveway yesterday morning, instead of running an extension cord for the hair dryer I used the 2000i., its that easy to lug around. It is stored in an unheated garage, started in one effortless pull and 10 minutes later I could access the car. Probably used a whole penny worth of gas .
PILOON
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LOL, I actually have 2 gen sets.(well actually 3 I realize as I type)
My 5KW that is tied into the hydro panel and used more often than I'd like and a $25.00 yard sale unit that I am still contemplating.
Then I have an 'el cheapo' 2 stroke that was new to the point that the warranty papers came with it that I got at a yard sale for $40,00. ( who could resist), (owner said it was too noisy) but it works great. (at least it did when I tried it)
I also had a McCulloch (cost me all of $20.00) that I sold to a friend to keep his chicken coop warm 'just in case'.
Yeah, I'm in the 'boonies' or could you guess.
OK, bring on power outages, I'm ready!
My 5KW that is tied into the hydro panel and used more often than I'd like and a $25.00 yard sale unit that I am still contemplating.
Then I have an 'el cheapo' 2 stroke that was new to the point that the warranty papers came with it that I got at a yard sale for $40,00. ( who could resist), (owner said it was too noisy) but it works great. (at least it did when I tried it)
I also had a McCulloch (cost me all of $20.00) that I sold to a friend to keep his chicken coop warm 'just in case'.
Yeah, I'm in the 'boonies' or could you guess.
OK, bring on power outages, I'm ready!
Larry Caldwell
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Breathe easy. The perfect sine wave with no THD is mostly myth. All power supplies in modern electronics are tanking supplies. They rectify the AC into DC to charge a capacitor, then tap the capacitor to provide the necessary voltages. They run just fine off of a square wave. Take a look at the wave output of an APC uninterruptible power supply sometime. It's a modified square wave, but runs computers, satellite dishes and TVs just fine. Just don't try to plug an old AM radio into it, because all you will hear is static. Most surge protectors have a built in RF choke to reduce the amount of radio frequencies, so plug one in if you need to. The only problem I ever had with an APC unit was the digital clock on a satellite receiver going wonky and screwing up the DVR timing, but as soon as power returned it was fine.
Larry Caldwell
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There are plenty of YouTube videos on Lister diesel generators. You can buy the engines from India, but they are not finished, and require a teardown and cleanup before going into service. If you want a low hp diesel that will run forever on just about any grade of fuel, the Lister-Petter is your choice, though.