[RE-wrenches] Small Generator

[Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems]

The Honda works great since the Magnum gives you control over the charge current in 10% steps. Just go to Charge Rate in the Setup Menu and turn it down. Then start the generator and once connected (chg light on solid) adjust the charge current up. If the generator starts to labor, just back it off. We even have customers using the 1000 and 2000 watt inverter models with no problems.

Larry Crutcher
Starlight Solar Power Systems
(928) 342-9103




On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:08 PM, robert ellison wrote:

On the subject of the Honda 3000 inverter generators. Has anyone had
any issues running them as chargers with the Magnum 4024 inverters?
Just wondering, i have a customer looking at the 3000 honda or the
sized Yamaha.inverter unit.

Any thoughts,

Bob Ellison

On 4/4/12, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Or the Honda eu1000 if you want something smaller than the 2000. The
> eu-i hondas start giving me inverter/charger waveform/freq  troubles
> at 3000i and up, but never an issue with the 1k or 2k. Quiet, too. My
> 2000i lives indoors, and goes on every job or service call. She's a
> sweetheart. Keep her warm, and you might as well have electric start
> as it's 1st pull every time.
> 
> DAN FINK
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar]
> <maverick at mavericksolar.com> wrote:
>> I would add a Honda eu2000is unless you want an auto start unit.
>> 
>> If so, an Onan RV microlite (we reclaimed one from an old RV and mounted
>> it to our job trailer tongue)
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Maverick
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