03-08-2012, 04:31 AM
Honda (and other inverter technology) gensets (eu series) - very good for electronics and smaller motor loads (eu 2000 has a sustained rating of 1800 watts = one house hold outlet at 120 volts) not so robust for cycling loads (stuff like washers that on and off a lot) when buying a genset - look at the sustained not peak ratings
I run my gensets at about 80% load... especially important for diesels to keep them from "coking up" - carbon deposits clogging the exhaust internals
Diesels - Have massive flywheels to store the rotational energy - not so good for electronics or portability - great for cyclic loads as the flywheel stores the energy needed and the motor does not need to ramp up as much - its the amperage spike before voltage can come up that cooks 'em (the generator winding wires overheat and melt)
electric dryers hard on hondas (and other inverter types, diesels a must and upping the dryer to 220 volt (using both legs of the generator windings) helps.... imho
edit: good winding read.... http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.com/Ge...sions.aspx
I run my gensets at about 80% load... especially important for diesels to keep them from "coking up" - carbon deposits clogging the exhaust internals
Diesels - Have massive flywheels to store the rotational energy - not so good for electronics or portability - great for cyclic loads as the flywheel stores the energy needed and the motor does not need to ramp up as much - its the amperage spike before voltage can come up that cooks 'em (the generator winding wires overheat and melt)
electric dryers hard on hondas (and other inverter types, diesels a must and upping the dryer to 220 volt (using both legs of the generator windings) helps.... imho
edit: good winding read.... http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.com/Ge...sions.aspx