Martyn
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Well put together info - welcome to the the 'red' side! 
2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500 QC CTD 4x4 SLT; 2007 Coachmen Chaparral 267RLS;
Reese 15K Slider; Prodigy; JT's & Rotochoks; 2 Honda EU2000i's;
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2009 Subaru Tribeca for the DW
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Bucky Badger
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Yes, it ran your A/C....But was it getting enough power to run it properly? It may burnout prematurely.
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Bucky Badger
Madison, WI
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Ductape wrote:Yes, Bucky, it was getting proper voltage. The Hondas deliver full voltage or shut themselves off.
Good to know!!!
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Ductape
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Yes, Bucky, it was getting proper voltage. The Hondas deliver full voltage or shut themselves off.
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JJBIRISH
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And this is what makes your post refreshingly different…
BTW: I think the Champion inverter is still due out this August… I am betting it will be a good unit, I kike the stackable design and that two can be teamed together…
Hondas legendary reputation and quality is well known and they really sell themselves…
However I do believe the are still overpriced even though they have come down in price…
I also believe the competition is catching up to them and will force their prices lower yet… one reason I am hoping Champion comes through and delivers…
Love my mass produced, entry level, built by Lazy American Workers, Hornet
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w6pea
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bob_b wrote:Thanks all for the kind words. My goal was to educate and not to pontificate. I understand very well the reasoning for buying the cheapo Chinese knock-offs. I DO understand that sometimes you have to buy what you can afford instead of what you want. I just wish that I knew then what I know now 
fisher60 wrote:And your DW sat by quietly during this extensive learning process? You're a lucky man!
I wouldn't know if my wife sat by quietly or not. I couldn't hear her complaints over the buzz of my other loud generators anyway 
"She Who Must be Obeyed" forwarded it to me with instuctions to read it. Also I consumed 4 pints of coffee and my favorite additive while reading it.
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falconbrother
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My wife is a mobile groomer. I put a contractor grade 8500 watt generator on her van. It's loud. But, she needs the wattage to run the Carrier AC and the 2600 watt hair dryer. I would love to have gotten a Honda generator but they wanted $4,000.00+ for 6000 watts.
When I was in Cherokee last summer I was eating breakfast at Peters. A truck pulling a travel trailer pulled up across the street. They had mounted a contractor grade gen pack to the rear bumper of the trailer. It was running (to run the AC I suppose). It was loud but, really not that bad. Surely not to be used in a campground. But, I thought it was a good idea for being on the road. Generators really make life easy. Hopefully one day the cheaper gen packs will quiet down some.
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VintageRacer
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Isn't that interesting about the Honda "Handi" being so much louder than the regular version. And it's a huge difference - the handi is 2600W rated and 65dB, while the regular version is 2800W rated and 58dB, for a 7dB difference, that is 4 times as loud!
Think about this - if you'd bought the Honda the first time, you'd have saved enough money NOT buying the others that it would have been FREE!
I have a older Honda EU2000i that won't start my new AC, and a Yamaha EF3000iSEB with boost that will, best of both worlds.
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RedRocket204
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Great information on the OP and thank you for posting it!
Although I am sure a number of you have seen this Shootout, I will post the link for additional info to this great thread.
Compact Generator Shootout - CampingLife.com
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bill h
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VintageRacer wrote:
I have a older Honda EU2000i that won't start my new AC.
What size is your new AC?
I am always amazed at the different results posters have on this. My older 2000 starts either of my 1984 13.5 Colemans both on Eco and non-Eco. No hard start kits or anything. It starts quicker on non-eco, of course, because there is no spoolup. I only did it on Eco for a curiosity thing.
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