We have Honda generator too, do we convert our self or we take to some place and they do it for you?
Tushar > On Sep 28, 2015, at 6:12 PM, SmarterBroadband <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We have Yamaha and Honda 1000 inverter generators all converted to propane. > They work great and will run over 24 hours on one small BBQ sized tank. > > Adam > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Honda EU2000i vs EU3000iS > > I have an EU1000i and it will run for 4 days with the external tank, powering > a small site. > > From: Sean Heskett > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 5:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Honda EU2000i vs EU3000iS > > we have a couple of the EU2000i and they are great. they are the size of a > large boom box and easy for one person to carry. they are quiet and run > well. our APC 1000XL UPSs are perfectly happy with the power that they spit > out. we have the external 5 gallon tank and they will run for over a day > with that much fuel. > > -sean > > > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 4:15 PM, Peter Kranz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 > Mobile: 510-207-0000 > [email protected] > > >
