Charging the batts__Less noise to get the job done.

pnichols wrote:

Old & Slow wrote:
In favor of the Honda 1000i, the pioneer of box building (he lives I think, in Oak Harbor WA) built a box for the Honda 1000i and put hundreds of hours on it with no heating problems. It purred like a real kitten. So I know the air flow was fine for the Honda.

I guess I should disclose my full current situation regarding portable Honda generators: Just this past Sunday my brother gave me outright a Honda EX1000 (900 watts continuous) red generator. It's in immaculate like-new condition with maybe two hours run-time on it with all of it's shiny tools still in it's built-in tool box. Since it's sound level is 64dB - too loud for RV camping if used as is - maybe I should find out what the pioneer of box building did for a 1000i and duplicate it for my "new" EX1000. Perhaps I can get my EX1000's apparent sound level down into that superlative and magical no-generator-sound-for-all-practical-purposes realm of where a Honda EU3000iS is (at 1/4 of it's rated load) - 49dB!

FWIW, here's a specifications comparison chart link for most of the good old Honda 3600 RPM non-inverter suitcase generators - many of which can still be picked up for a song for routine RV battery charging via the proper chargers:

http://www.tappedin.com/hop/html/litegen.htm

I was hoping we might hear from (his name if IIRC is Jim) in WA.) and we might interest him to repost his set-up. Best I've seen in the all the past years here on RV.Net. He has ran up hundreds of hours on the Honda EU1000i, in the box with NO problems.

I want to give credit to bill h for all his help while I tried for years to come up with the best sound material for gen silence. It comes down to a celotex 1/2" panel. I like the black stuff from HD or Lowe's. Perhaps we can go further on another thread.

Floyd