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    Posted: 14 Jul 2016 at 11:06am
I fully understand going lighter on the generator but, mine was given to me with 30 hours.....I am determined to make it work at that price.
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Thanks for all the suggestions!
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Posts: 298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jul 2016 at 12:11pm
And that's why I love my Yamaha 2400iSHC.  It will power the AC just fine, and at 75 pounds, it's movable.  I didn't want to go with dual 2k units as this would cost about $2,100 for Honda or Yamaha.

Looking back, though, I would strongly consider dual 2k Champion inverter generators for about $1,100 total.  I've heard a lot of good things about them.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jul 2016 at 11:44am
Originally posted by MDPaddlersPod

I love the 3000is but honestly it is heavy to tote. The generator is 135 pounds dry. I use a fold-up furniture dolly to move it around.


This is exactly the reason we opted for a dual parallel EU2000i setup. It's much easier to move two 2000s than one 3000.
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I just picked up my 179 a week and a half ago. I am going on my first trip this weekend but, I ran my 179 on the driveway with A/C blazing and any power I wanted to use with my Honda 3000is. I found that after everything was up and running that I could switch to the low power setting. I love the 3000is but honestly it is heavy to tote. The generator is 135 pounds dry. I use a fold-up furniture dolly to move it around.
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Originally posted by Jackdaddy

The battery was 80% charged.  I also had two lights on and the TV on with no problems.



Also, were you running Eco mode? If you run the generator flat out all the time, you'll burn through gas a lot more quickly. I would guess that two parallel-connected Honda 2000s would use less gas over a period of time on Eco mode than a single 2000 with Eco mode off, given a typical cycling load.
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I have been able to run the AC with a Generac iX2000. It is rated at 2000 Watts running with 2200 surge Watts. Some of the others, the iQ2000 included, are 2000 Watts surge but only 1600 Watts running. Those 400 Watts make a difference.
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I appreciate the advice.

Thanks!
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Originally posted by Jackdaddy

The battery was 80% charged.  I also had two lights on and the TV on with no problems.

Once a lead acid battery reaches about 80% capacity, a 3 stage charger like the one in the Pod's converter/charger will step down the amperage, usually to around 6 amps or 72 watts, plus the wattage consumed by the converter/charger itself.  So it wasn't drawing much.

I've heard numerous reports of people running their AC with a Honda or Yamaha 2 kw generator (it seems like about half or fewer are successful), but I haven't heard the same of any other brands of 2 kw generators.
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The battery was 80% charged.  I also had two lights on and the TV on with no problems.
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