So we had two PG&E outages this week that lasted for extended periods of time.. one 13 hours and another closer to 20 hours.. In both bases we lugged the massive 5000 watt generator to the tower site. I think it weighs 250 lbs. and is very hard to load and unload from the back of the pickup truck. Honestly I think it's one of those mom picking up a car from on top of their baby moments every time I manage to load this thing by myself.
My biggest site takes ~1kw of power to run when the UPS is recharging the on-site batteries (like it would be after a power outage) which seems well within the possibility of the smaller Honda EU2000i unit. I worry about the stability of the power, and it tripping the UPS, along with its actual capacity to provide clean power that the UPS wont reject. I figure I can run an external 6 gallon marine tank on one of these and keep a site up for 24 hours easy. So the next step up is the EU3000, which increases to 150lbs.. Still 100 lbs lighter.. but.. Thoughts? Peter Kranz www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 Mobile: 510-207-0000 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
