You probably want to finance something like the Yamaha or Honda 1000 to 3000 series "i" generators. They run on an inverter so they can purr at variable RPMS (saving you gas) while providing enough power to your backhauls.
The 1000 series fit in the trunk of your car, are darn near silent and weigh less than nothing. In the fire department where I volunteer we just haul the generators around instead of cords for powering lights when we are doing after-fire overhaul. The 3000 series Yamahas have a remote start option that runs on a remote control unit. It is intended for waking up in your cabin and starting the genset without going outside. This remote start thing is just begging to be hooked up to something that would allow you to start it with a charge controller or something else. Good luck! ryan On Feb 18, 2008, at 2:40 PM, John Valenti wrote: > I was looking around for a method to keep at least my backbone > running during an extended power outage. (we have had ice storms take > out power for 4 - 7 days). > > It seemed like the small generators might be a solution, the Honda/ > etc name brand ones seem to be ~$600 for 1000 watts. And I found a > company that sells Yamaha 1000W generators converted to dual fuel (NG > or propane) for about $1000. They also sell a 2400 watt generator > that is triple fuel, gas/NG/propane that is tempting, even at $1600. > > But then I ran across some imported 2 stroke, 1000 watt generators. > Harbor Freight has them in their catalog for about $150. I found a > similar one in a local store that is on sale for $99. The box says > it will run for 8 hours on tank of gas (at half load, 1.25 gallons). > > These imported ones just seem like they are too cheap. And I'm not > too fond of 2 stokes. That Yamaha dealer warns that the cheap > generators are only designed to last 150 hours - but maybe 150 hours > for $100 isn't too bad a deal. > > Just wondering if anyone has thoughts or experiences on this issue. > thanks > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
