valhalla360
No paticular place.
Senior Member
Joined: 08/19/2009
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
|
goducks10 wrote:Problem with a 2200W vs a 3500W is the 2200W will be wound out making gobs of noise while the 3500w will barely break idle running a 13,500ac.
I have both and much prefer the 3500w for running the AC and other stuff at the same time.
Yep, recently replaced our Yamaha 2400w (upper class brand similar to Honda) with a Champion 4500w with much worse dB rating.
I was playing around before I sold the Yamaha and running the air/con, the Champion was noticeably quieter as it never came off idle while the Yamaha was easily at half throttle.
Tammy & Mike
Ford F250 V10
2021 Gray Wolf
Gemini Catamaran 34'
Full Time spliting time between boat and RV
|
Bobmontana
Montana
New Member
Joined: 06/09/2019
View Profile
 Offline
|
We've been running the same dual 2000 watt Hondas since 2011 with no complaints. Pretty easy to move around and with the boat tank conversion kit they will run for days.
|
nickthehunter
Midwest
Senior Member
Joined: 07/18/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
theoldwizard1 wrote:B-n-B wrote:I run a Honda 2200 converted to LP. I also installed a Micro Air on the Coleman Mach.
IMHO, Micro Air is a MUST HAVE ! IMHO you,re better off putting the money into a bigger generator. The micro air is a one trick pony, the bigger generator is useful every where you take it.
|
ssthrd
Vancouver Island
Senior Member
Joined: 03/23/2016
View Profile
|
valhalla360 wrote:goducks10 wrote:Problem with a 2200W vs a 3500W is the 2200W will be wound out making gobs of noise while the 3500w will barely break idle running a 13,500ac.
I have both and much prefer the 3500w for running the AC and other stuff at the same time.
Yep, recently replaced our Yamaha 2400w (upper class brand similar to Honda) with a Champion 4500w with much worse dB rating.
I was playing around before I sold the Yamaha and running the air/con, the Champion was noticeably quieter as it never came off idle while the Yamaha was easily at half throttle.
Ditto for me. My Champion 4500/3500 runs much quieter than my Ryobi 2000/1600 with the same load, even though the gap is about 4 dBa between them.
The Champion is over 40lbs heavier at about 100 lbs full of gas but is still manageable for this old f-- t. It is my choice for the road.
2014 Keystone Laredo 292RL
2013 Palomino Maverick 2902
2018 GMC 3500HD, 4x4, 6.5' box, SRW, Denali, Duramax, Andersen
DeeBee, JayBee, and Jed the Black Lab
The hurrier I go the behinder I get. (Lewis Carroll)
|
way2roll
Wilmington NC
Senior Member
Joined: 10/05/2018
View Profile
Offline
|
Watching this thread. We have a large 6500w generator for the house and I toyed with the idea of using for the FW while boondocking. The obvious problems are it's HEAVY and LOUD.
Thinking of getting a smaller, quieter inverter generator but I would only want the minimum size to quietly run one ac. It's seems like 3000 is about as small as you want to go.
Hondas are expensive but I hear good things about predators and even champion. I don't want to spend a ton of money as we'd probably only use once or twice a year.
Saw a new one on CL locally - craftsman 3000 inverter generator for $650. Guy bought it and never used it.
* This post was
edited 06/11/22 01:05pm by way2roll *
2023 FR Sunseeker 2400B MBS
|
|
|
pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
Senior Member
Joined: 12/18/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
Hi,
I don't like the microair either.
Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.
|
canoe on top
Denver, CO, US
Senior Member
Joined: 07/21/2003
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
Why don't you like the microair?
|
pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
Senior Member
Joined: 12/18/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
canoe on top wrote:Why don't you like the microair?
It did not work nearly as well as my autoformer.
|
Bobbo
Wherever I park
Senior Member
Joined: 09/16/2007
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
pianotuna wrote:canoe on top wrote:Why don't you like the microair?
It did not work nearly as well as my autoformer.
Correct me if I am wrong, but they do two completely different things. The Micro-Air reduces the amp draw of the air conditioner on startup. The autoformer increases voltage when, and only when, voltage sags.
Bobbo and Lin
2017 F-150 XLT 4x4 SuperCab w/Max Tow Package 3.5l EcoBoost V6
2017 Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB
|
Trekkar
Michigan
Senior Member
Joined: 02/10/2009
View Profile
|
valhalla360 wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:valhalla360 wrote:... more expensive and more maintenance but combining a pair of 2000w generators is also viable
Personally, I would go this route instead of the much heavier 3000+W generators !
Assuming you are reasonably healthy, the bigger unit is my preference.
Only lifting is in or out of the truck (it sits just inside the tailgate). After that it pulls around on wheels.
The lifting is offset as the bigger units often come with electric start. If you are physically limited, yanking on the pull cord while bent over is likely to be challenging.
The Champion 3400 has a nice handle / wheel set up for moving it. I just walk it up a lightweight truck ramp onto the truck. Easy.
2014 Dodge Ram 1500
2021 Salem SFX 167RBK
|
|
|
