pianotuna wrote:
Yamaha makes a 4500 watt inverter generator.
Champion also makes a 4500 watt inverter generator with remote electric start.
https://www.championpowerequipment.com/product/200987-4500-watt-wireless-start-inverter/
I would consider the Preditor 3500 and get two of them.
Ooooooo! That Champion must be a newer genny; I was looking at their site about 6 months ago and never saw it.
I believe the Yamaha 4500 is a traditional generator, not an inverter, though it's supposed to be as quiet as one. The one I remember is a high-torque, constant-speed engine, running at only about 2600 RPM instead of the 3600-4000 RPM of the typical open-frame genny.
Later: Just checked out the Champion web site, and am a bit disappointed in the 4.5kw genny's performance. You do get 1k more watts starting but only 300w more than the 3500; 3500 vs 3200 continuous. If things were equal, the 4500 would give about 4100w continuous. You =do= get 7 more hours of run time with the 4500 at the same load, though. Not sure that 3500w continuous would run 2 15k A/Cs without a load controller.
WAITAMINNIT! I scrolled further down Champion's list and there's also 4650w and a 5500w inverters!
I'M LOSING MY MIND! I just checked HF and they now have a Predator 9500w inverter! $2,000!
Lyle
