Honda's new Generator

Looking at the list that foggy provided--the closest to the RV roof air conditioner is the circular saw--and that gets 2 hours of run time. So you would need 4X that capacity for overnight.

Although LiFePO4 batteries are apparently more expensive--that does not hold up iv you want to keep the the battery unit for 10 years. Although 1/2 the weight of FLA batteries, the weight adds up quickly in either an RV or boat.

Our current RV is on a sprinter 3500 chassis-(One ton), we have towed a 4300# car a number of thousands of miles. I would say that is about the size limit as what I would want to tow. We are going to tow our Caracal cat to Hontoon, so we will see how that works behind the Sprinter. We had a Road Trek one ton with "towing capacity" of 6800 lbs listed. We towing the first 25 fir short distances. That was marginal. There is no way I would even consider a C dory 25 behind a sprinter chassis.

In our rv, we have a 3500 watt Onan diesel generator--that is fine for the most of our challenges with power--such as the 15000 BTU roof air. Some owners have gone to 2 100 amp hours batteries. The sprinters have 200 amp output LN alternators--but there is danger of these overheating, so they are limited in run time to less than 50 when charging the Li battery bank.

No free lunch here.
Bob
 
It certainly is a game changer! It does not seem to have a fuel shut off, like the 2200 has--that was great to run the fuel out of the carb--but with injectors it may not be necessary.

At $2600, it is more expensive than 2 of the 2200 units. ($1200 each). It will be interesting to see if any of the cheaper competitors come out with a similar model
The 2200 are: AC Output 120V 2200W max. (18.3A), 1800W rated (15A).

Looking a little further it has a 1.2 gallon tank, and has A C Output 120V 3200W max. (26.7A), 2600W rated (21.7A).

Looking at the specs, two of the 2200s give you a true 30 amp steady running power. The single 3200 only gives 21.7 amps or just a little over 20 amps, steady running draw. I would go with two of the 2200's.

My RV has a 3.200 Onan Diesel generator--These are only made for OEM installation, and have 26.7 amps output.. The 3200 is a great size--can run AC, plus microwave.
 
thataway":1l14bct9 said:
It certainly is a game changer! It does not seem to have a fuel shut off, like the 2200 has--that was great to run the fuel out of the carb--but with injectors it may not be necessary.

At $2600, it is more expensive than 2 of the 2200 units. ($1200 each). It will be interesting to see if any of the cheaper competitors come out with a similar model
The 2200 are: AC Output 120V 2200W max. (18.3A), 1800W rated (15A).

Looking a little further it has a 1.2 gallon tank, and has A C Output 120V 3200W max. (26.7A), 2600W rated (21.7A).

Looking at the specs, two of the 2200s give you a true 30 amp steady running power. The single 3200 only gives 21.7 amps or just a little over 20 amps, steady running draw. I would go with two of the 2200's.

My RV has a 3.200 Onan Diesel generator--These are only made for OEM installation, and have 26.7 amps output.. The 3200 is a great size--can run AC, plus microwave.
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No fuel shutoff, no choke just switch it on and pull the rope. one pull starts. You can slow pull the rope to start it.


You would need a 2200 and a 2200 companion to parallel them to get then 30 amp socket. You would still be limited by the 30 amp socket.

The fuel injection solves a lot of the fuel related problems. My CRF250L has fuel injection, no choke and no fuel shut off just start it and go nice!!!
 
Love it. But the only way I would see the need to get a genset that size for our boat would be to have the ability to keep our roof A/C running and run a small hair dryer at the same time.

I have the Honda 2200 companion model and we use it to keep the A/C running non-stop underway. Runs our Colman Mac Air 13,500 BTUs for 5 hours on 0.9 gallons of gas. The phone app shows 1540 watts with just the a/c running. So I just turn the A/C off for a min so my wife can dry her hair.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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