road-runner wrote:
'd bet that they could be designed to be 53dB, and that hardly anybody would buy them because of the increased size, weight, and added cost. I just bought a 700 watt Earthquake ig800 generator, about the same power as the ex650, but a lot smaller and at 21 lbs, less than half the weight. So far, it runs well. Louder, yes, but it fits easily into my small storage compartment and doesn't wrench my back lifting it in an out like the ex650 would. Or compare the ex650 to the eu2000i: Approximately the same size and weight, but a bit more than double the power from the eu2000i. So for the ex650's lower noise you're approximately doubling the weight or halving the power. I don't mean this as a criticism. If I had the storage space and didn't have a problem handling the weight, I would also pick the ex650 over the Earthquake ig800 for the reduced noise. I suspect, however, that few others would be willing to prioritize that noise level over the size/weight and power differences.
An excellent perceptive post above, and ........ you've just nicely reinforced a point I've tried to make many times that it seems others usually don't grasp:
When wanting the power of a Honda EU2000i inverter generator in an RV, why not buy two Honda EU1000i generators, instead, and use them in parallel? That way you can lift a ~29 lb. generator (1000i) twice, instead of a ~46 lb. generator (2000i) once. The double ~29 lb. lift is probably easier on the body than the single ~46 lb. lift.
P.S. Talk about "heavy", I also have a Honda EX1000 generater that I do not take in the RV for two reasons, even though it puts out more watts than the EX650 - 1) it's a too loud, and 2) I don't want to lift it!:
http://www.tappedin.com/hop/html/litegen.htm
