Are you really prepared?

Thanks for the link man

 

Are these pure sine wave like the one Woody posted?

 

Regular generators are ac and are already a sine wave like utility power....just not as clean but should not hurt anything you own unless it runs out if gas then the possibility increases.

"Pure" sine wave is terminology used when discussing inverters going from dc to ac to distinguish themselves from the modified inverters which are not like what comes from utility.

Most electronics nowadays can deal with any incoming power from 50-60 hz and 100-240 volts....check the power supply for your tv for instance.

I wouldn't worry at all about running a regular genny

 

FYI ETQ is out of business. Same brand as my inverter....was also the same as Generac and Honeywell I believe. Like Dex said they go under a few different names. I can say that my Etq inverter is dead on at 60 hertz and 121 volts. Good unit for the money....only issue was the economy mode button was reversed....silly Chinese

 

fyi i think you'll find yourself hard pressed running a fridge on a 900/1k genny . buy yourself a kill-a-watt like $25 at hd and check the spike at compressor start-up .

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Kill-A-Watt-Electricity-Monitor-P4400/202196386#.Un2OZt24J8E

 

I own two of these. (Misplaced the first one until I bought the second one). Real eye opener. I was trying to find why my power bill was so high. Thought it might be phantom power used by electronic on stand by. Turns out they use nearly nothing in standby.

 

In addition to Woody's comment it is not recommended to run inverter generators near their max rating.....the inverter modules get hot and it can lead to premature failure...ideally you only use 50% or less so I am told

 

Well if that's the case, I guess I have nothing to worry about. Except my 2500 watt drinks gas like I drink beer. Vast quantities.

 

Lol....this is true, they can be thirsty

 

that's not really the case , but i'm not in the mood to argue right now . do due diligence research on the subject

 

Okay?

 

EDIT: Erased my comment...missed the post about him mentioning his Honda 2500..whoops

subsailor for comparison my Champion 3500 watt regular generator uses 4 gallon in 12 hours at 50% load

 

regardless of what ihp says , ac out of a motor connected to an alternator (your basic non-inverter genny ) is NOT the same as the ac from a true sine wave inverter genny . period .

 

When did I say is was the same????

Can you read my quote
"Pure" sine wave is terminology used when discussing inverters going from dc to ac to distinguish themselves from the modified inverters which are not like what comes from utility.

 

you said " Regular generators are ac and are already a sine wave like utility power.."