inverter generator match [RE-wrenches]

[Windy Dankoff, Dankoff Solar]

<x-flowed>>Hi Lee,
>
>I have seen problems with Honda's and DR units.  The "fix" is to put a hard
>load on the generator, such as a  heater or auto battery charger, lights
>whatever.  What seems to happen is the generator is looking for a load, the
>inverter is looking for the power and they just don't seem to meet. But when
>you put the genny on a hard load, now its generating power, the inverter
>sees it and they work much better.
>
>jay
>
>Peltz Power


Jay,

How many watts of "hard" load is necessary?

I know from experience that it's perfectly cool to plug in a battery 
charger and connect it to the batteries, thus running it parallel to 
the charging function of the inverter (delivering together, the sum 
of the currents). How big a battery charger do you suppose is needed 
to work in the above scheme? Transformer type vs. high frequency 
switching type charger?

Windy

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