Honda 2000I versus Cpe 2000 inverter
I just weigh a Honda with full gas tank 53.2# Also weigh my cpe 2000 with full gas tank 55.6# I cannot tell the difference by lifting them For practical purposes they are the same heigh...
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I have the same 75 amp converter and it maxes my B&S P2200 when doing 75 amps pulling 1700VA from the gen according to the Kill-A-Watt. In fact the gen has its red overload light flashing at the time (means it will quit altogether if you add any more load)
Once amps taper to 68 amps, the red overload light stops flashing and turns steady green. Gen still sounds the same though, running full out till amps taper some more.
The Honda 2000 is rated at 1600VA, which ought to mean it would not be able to run the 75 amper at 75 which takes 1700 at 14.x batt volts. So there must be some "margin" there in the Honda. I am not familiar with the Cpe gen.
IMO to compare the two gens with the "same" load, you should use the Kill-A-Watt to confirm VAs.
The VA pulled by the 75 amper depends first on the output watts at the battery so EG, 75 amps at 13v will be less than 75 amps at 14v, so peak draw will be at peak output watts when Vabs is reached and just before amps start to taper. So even if the 75 amper is doing 75 amps in both cases, that does not necessarily mean the same draw on the gens.
Since getting output watts the same with the converter is hard to arrange for a test, the Kill-A-Watt on the input side would be easier to compare with.
Once amps taper to 68 amps, the red overload light stops flashing and turns steady green. Gen still sounds the same though, running full out till amps taper some more.
The Honda 2000 is rated at 1600VA, which ought to mean it would not be able to run the 75 amper at 75 which takes 1700 at 14.x batt volts. So there must be some "margin" there in the Honda. I am not familiar with the Cpe gen.
IMO to compare the two gens with the "same" load, you should use the Kill-A-Watt to confirm VAs.
The VA pulled by the 75 amper depends first on the output watts at the battery so EG, 75 amps at 13v will be less than 75 amps at 14v, so peak draw will be at peak output watts when Vabs is reached and just before amps start to taper. So even if the 75 amper is doing 75 amps in both cases, that does not necessarily mean the same draw on the gens.
Since getting output watts the same with the converter is hard to arrange for a test, the Kill-A-Watt on the input side would be easier to compare with.
