honda 2000 or companion
I am going to purchase a new generator, Honda 2000 or 2000 companion with 30 amp conector. Which would be the best of the two. I plan to purchase either or for parallel hookup but am looking at the ...
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Huntindog wrote:wnjj wrote:Yes the 26 amp plug is always live. I really wish my non companion had that receptacle as well.RoyB wrote:
Does anyone know if you will get any 120VAC POWER out of the companion twist lock connector if the generator is running by itself. I know you will get 120VAC @26.6AMPS if you have two generators connected together. Since I don't own the companion I don't know if you get any power at all from the 26.6AMP Receptacle.
The OP states he might want to get the companion first because of this 26.6 AMPS receptacle and I am thinking it will be a completely dead receptacle unless you have two generators connected together.
In other words you will not get 120VAC @ 13.3AMPS out of this twist lock connector using the companion generator by itself.
I may be wrong with this statement - just don't know.
The OP might want to know this before making his decision on which one to buy first. If it is a dead twist lock connector then you will only have one 120VAC 13.3AMP receptacle that you can use on the front panel of the companion generator.
Was hoping a companion owner on here would answer this question...
Roy Ken
The schematic on page 69 here shows the 30A connected directly to the generator output.
As for the red vs blue debate... I have the reds and use the extended run tank... Which works well with the Hondas since they have a fuel pump. The Yamhas do not have a fuel pump, so operation with an extended run tank is finicky.
I do not think it is possible to wear the Hondas out..
And at the dog trials I attend, Hondas outnumber the Yamahas by a VERY large number.. Never actually counted, but 10 to one would a close guess. I do know some who have installed a toggle switch to turn off the Hondas fuel pump so they can run it dry. I use mine so much that it is a non issue for me.
good point on extended run on red vs. blue. I agree, I also see more Honda's, but they also have been around longer, it's not been that many years since blue had a comparable unit. And folks with the blue ones have been equally happy.
