Honda's new Generator

jkidd · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2022 10:09 am Post subject:

No Battery or starter so the best you'll be able to do is to turn it off without having to go outside.

One correction that should be made from the video is that in the manual it does say to turn it off and let it cool before refueling.

It's nice that it will keep track off the run time and oil change hours.

This isn't for everyone but it does open up some options for those who need more power at a 12lb increase in weight over the EU2200.

The dry weight of Honda's EU3000i is 130.7 lbs and the EU3200i is 59.1 lbs.
So Honda made a considerable reduction in the weight.

There are 2 models one for 49 States and one for California.

fred09 · Joined: 20 May 2022 Posts: 12

I have a eu2000i and a 3500. use them both. they are quiet and they work. Take care of them and use them and you will sell them for not much less than you paid. Search the interwebs and you will find them cheaper shipped than you will at the store.

The only other generator I would buy would be a Yamaha. one of the last things I want to not work when I need it is the generator. buy it once. buy it right.

Karl Konecny · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:13 am Post subject:

Power factor, KVA, and kW is not a marketing ploy. An inverter based generator has a hard current limit, the maximum current it can produce. Voltage is fixed, for the US either 120 Vrms or 240 Vrms. The load determines the power factor. If you are powering a resistive baseboard heater, the current is in phase with the voltage, power factor is 1 and KVA = kW. If you are running a table saw driven by an induction motor there is considerable reactive current which is out of phase with the voltage and power factor is, at best, 0.7 to 0.8. When you run a 12 Vdc/120 Vac refrigerator, things are a bit more complex since the refrigerator rectifies the 120 Vac. Active rectifiers can have great power factor, passive rectifiers not so good.