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| by bubbleboy |
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| July 2004 |
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Make |
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Honda |
Honda |
Yamaha |
Coleman |
Coleman |
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EU 1000i |
EU 2000i |
EF 1000iSE |
Powermate Sport 1850 Plus |
Powermate Puls 1850 |
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| Price |
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$800 |
$899 |
$666 - $800 |
$399 |
$499 |
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| Recommendations |
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Always the highest praises,
especially the quiet operation |
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I've used this generator
- GOOD stuff!!! Worked like a charm. paid $666 inclusive shipping.
Always the highest praises, especially the quiet operation. |
Comments from Burners:
very noisy!!! Building a plywood anti noise box didn't help much... |
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| Range |
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$666 |
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Honda Dealer |
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USA Light & Electric, (bought the generator from
them, free shipping in California) |
Cabelas |
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Specs |
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Specs |
Specs |
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| Warranty |
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2 Year Residential Warranty |
2 Year Residential Warranty |
2 YEARS Limited Warranty |
1 year limited warranty |
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| Dimensions |
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| Length |
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17.7" x 9.4" x 15.0" |
20.1" x 11.4" x 16.7" |
17.7" x 9.4 x 14.9 |
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45 x 24 x 38 cm |
50 x 29 x 42 cm |
45 x 24 x 38 cm |
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| Weight |
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29 lbs. |
46.3 lbs. |
27.9 lbs. |
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13.15 kg |
21 kg |
13.0 kg |
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| Electric |
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| Power, max |
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1000 W |
2000 W |
1000 W |
1850 W |
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| Power, rated |
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900 W |
1600 W |
900 W |
1500 W |
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| Voltage stability |
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± 1% |
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| Freq stability |
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± 0.1 HZ |
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EcoThrottleTM (load dependent
operation) |
EcoThrottleTM (load dependent
operation) |
Economy control |
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| Output |
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120 V AC, 12V DC |
120 V AC, 12V DC |
120 V AC, 12V DC |
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| Engine |
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| Motor |
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Single Cylinder, Overhead Cam,
Air Cooled |
air-cooled 4-stroke, single cylinder |
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50 cc / 1.8 hp |
98.5cc / 3.5 hp |
50cc / 2.2 hp |
3-1/2 hp |
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| Fuel tank |
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0.6 gallons |
1.1 gallons |
0.66 gallons |
0.9 gallon |
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| Consumption |
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3.8 hrs. @ rated load |
4 hrs. @ rated load |
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8.3 hrs. @ 1/4 load |
15 hrs. @ 1/4 load |
12.0 hrs. @ 1/4 load |
5 hrs @ 1/2 load |
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| Noise |
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59 dB @ rated load |
59 dB @ rated load |
47dBA - 57 dBA |
Supposedly very loud: like a lawnmover |
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53 dB @ 1/4 load |
53 dB @ 1/4 load |
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According to epinion.com |
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| Starting System |
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Recoil |
Recoil |
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| Tips from
Dana: What to consider when buying a power generator for BMAN |
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| Noise |
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| Noise- the
generator we had in camp is a Honda, which is one of the |
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| best, most
quiet, small/easily portable and also most expensive to |
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| buy. It's
for camping and small project use I think up to about |
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| 2,000 watts
??? Most other generators are more for construction and |
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| range from
2,000 to 7,000+ watts- BUT they are very very noisy, like |
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| a loud lawn mower. |
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| Elecric Power |
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| Size needed,
generator ratings are in Watts (120 volts x amps |
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| needed) Most
electric motors (air blower) have two ratings i.e 4/8 |
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| amp motor.
Meaning they draw more energy to start up, than they do |
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| once running.
This is a big issue since most of the generators use a |
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| "marketing
type" rating number- "peak load" "burst mode",
that |
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| doesn't really
reflect it's true capabilities . Example a couple |
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| years ago
I bought a 1800 watt coleman unit that should have easily |
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| driven my
4/8 amp motor and didn't.... |
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| Rentals / Price |
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| Rentals -
$300-500 /week for the 5,000 watt larger units. I've |
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| always needed
the larger size so not sure if they have the smaller |
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| quieter ones |
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| Extension cords |
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| Extension
cords- Just FYI the longer away the generator is, from the |
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| motor, the
more juice you will need, it loses some over distance. |
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| Only a consideration
if your planning it close- ie the generator |
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| rating vs motor need |
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| Gas consumption |
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| Gas- some
generators have bigger tanks and have the benefit of |
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| running longer
before filling up. Smaller generators consume less |
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| over time.
Some generators have a variable use mechanism, where they |
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| slow down
for less juice and speed up for more, saving gas. There is |
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| a whole "support"
issue with gas- getting it, storing in the playa |
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| heat, pouring,
moving and especially in keeping fun loving and |
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| occasionally smokers and those that spin fire,
away from the gas and |
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| safe. They
passed some law about canisters bigger than 5 gallons in |
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| Calif, so
they are hard to find, which just means a lot of small 5 |
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| gallon containers...
(few people want to drive around with a whole |
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| trunk full of gasoline containers). Not an
obstacle, but just |
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| something
that needs some foresite & planning.. Good idea is to have |
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| everyone
fill up their gas tanks at Gerlach (which is a good idea |
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| anyway) then
you can siphon out into 2-3 x 5 gallon containers as |
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| needed.. |
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