That'd probably be fine. The el-cheapo generators I refer to usually specify "modified sine wave" output which when looked at on a CRO looks more like a square wave with slightly rounded corners. Some or even most switch mode power supplies can cope quite badly with a wave form that's more square than sine.
Cheers, Mark F... VK3ZMF / VK3KW KX3 with the lot # 1675 KXPA100 # 530 PX3 # 233 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 12:35 PM > To: Mark Forsyth <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 with Portable Generator > > Mark: > > What would be the acceptable distortion limits for good vs. not so good > inverter generator? My conventional constant speed generator runs about > 3% THD. I recall the AC line from the utility is about the same. > > 73 > > Bob, K4TAX > > > On 3/7/2019 7:22 PM, Mark Forsyth wrote: > > If you're thinking of using a generator at the cheaper end of the scale make > sure that its output is pure sine wave and NOT modified sine wave. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Mark F... > > VK3ZMF / VK3KW > > KX3 with the lot # 1675 > > KXPA100 # 530 > > PX3 # 233 > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <elecraft- > >> [email protected]> On Behalf Of Raymond Sills via Elecraft > >> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 7:58 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 with Portable Generator > >> > >> Honda generators are usually pretty good.. but nothing is perfect. > >> Leaking fuel is a big red flag. > >> There's always that Harbor Freight clone... which ought to do the > >> job... and presumably is not affected by a fuel leak. > >> 73 de RayK2ULRKX3 #211 > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: John Evans <[email protected]> > >> To: elecraft <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thu, Mar 7, 2019 2:44 pm > >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-500 with Portable Generator > >> > >> Honda just issued a stop sell order for the 2200 due to some hardware > issues. > >> > >> https://rvdailyreport.com/industry/honda-issues-stop-sell-order-for- > >> eu2200i-generators/?fbclid=IwAR0e810z_ppbrXdUdY6egI8F- > >> MvVtSTwZE_cDQq9ILLMEZPUT96P4J8E5_8 > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 12:29 PM Bob McGraw K4TAX > >> <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> The Honda EU2200i will handle the KPA500 quite well and provide > >>> power for other items. ... > >> > __________________________________________________________ > >> ____ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > __________________________________________________________ > >> ____ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > __________________________________________________________ > ____ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
