[CTSARA] Generators

[Paul Danzer]

I have a Honda EB3000C. (2300KVA)

It sips gas, always starts. I test it 3 times a year.

Jim WA2TPS recommended the brand based on his experience and he was right. 
Starts in 2 pulls, summer and winter

Paul, N1ii

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Siegel" <n2cn at siegel.org>
To: <ctsara at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CTSARA] Generators


>I have to agree about the Honda generators.  I'm happy to spend the
> extra if it means that the generator runs when I need it to run.  I have
> an EU2000i and ran it for 4 days straight during the recent power
> outage.  It is super quiet and reliable.  Mayberry (which advertises in
> QST) has a ham price of $879 for these.  Stamford Motorsports on
> Greenwich Ave has parts for these and can service them if you don't want
> to.  (Their purchase prices are quite a bit higher than Mayberry's, 
> though.)
>
> And, N2CN
>
> Chris- KB1QXR wrote:
>> I've always been a fan of the little Hondas (EU2000i in particular), 
>> they're
>> small, light, quiet, inverter-based (so you get a clean sine wave w/out
>> frequency fluctuations) and they have a 12v output right on the 
>> generator.
>> Downside of course is cost, new they're $1k+.  But you can usually find 
>> one
>> on ebay for $700-800...  still a lot more $/watt than the ETQ though.
>
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