Charging battery with Honda 2000
Will my Honda 2000 charge the battery as fast on eco as it will fill throttle?
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KD4UPL wrote:
If you are using the 12v charging output of the generator stop. It's weak and unregulated. Plug your AC charger into the generator. When it's charging hard it will pull the gen off of eco mode. When the batteries are nearing full it may go to idle. Letting it run wide open all the time won't help anything.
but it will make more noise and use more gas.
Hint, if the batteries are discharged and the honda stays at low rpm when charger is on, you likely have a WFCO and aren't getting much charge at all and will take days (literally) to charge the battery. A PD60A charger will draw about 1000+VA (crummy power factor) and if it is charging the generator will NOT be idling, it will be running reasonably hard. The WFCO should do the same, but rarely does. it usually stays at 13.6V or around 15A, generator running at idle.
