Gulfcoast wrote:
Any engine under a strain won't last very long. Why ruin a good generator by overloading it constantly, get one large enough to do the job.
Define "under strain"? Running at rated? I thinks not! The EU2000 has a larger engine than comparable generators, I don't think they are "straining" at max rated output. I think one of the benefits of parting with the extra cash for a Honda, you don't have to worry about such things. I for one have no place in my life for mechanical sympathy, either it's designed to do it or it isn't. And if my comfort ie; running my AC vs feeling sympathy for a generator or compressor or what ever is a factor. Let it "strain" all it wants!