Looking at table on CW website it suggests that the 2000 can run everything except the AC.Does that mean it can run everything all at once or just come combination of all those things?To jump to the 3000 is an extra 1000$.What can the 2000 handle at home during black outs?

It can't run appliances whose wattage total exceeds the capacity of the generator. With that one rule you can do the math.

Hi,The Honda 2000 is actually rated at 1,600 watts all the time, but 2,000 watts for short time.Your '1500' watt microwave is the output rating, the input is a little higher. Your battery charger / converter will always draw a little power. Up to 3 amps if you are dry camping and need to charge the batteries quickly, but less once the battery is over 2/3 full.If you try running a 1,200 watt coffee maker and 850 watt toaster at the same time, it will overload the generator. You have to run them one at a time, and remember that the battery charger might be using 100 - 300 watts at the same time, depending on how low the battery is.You might want to compare prices here. Mayberrys.com They even package a pair of generators and a 30 amp RV cord, so that you can plug into two of the 47 pound portable generators and run the A/C unit as well as up to about 3,800 watts, about 32 amps at 120 volts.By the way, someone reported that a 3000 watt generator is not powerful enough to start their air conditioners once it had been running on a hot day, cycled off, and tried to restart.So you are probably better off with the pair of 'lightweight' 47 pound generators, and the cord to connect both of them together (so they load share), than a larger generator. My 4000 watt built in Onan generator is much more noise, so would a generator from Costco. While less expensive most air cooled portable generators are really noisy. The Honda 2000 is on of the quietest on the market, including specialty generators, such as those used my a movie studio to film nearby. Good Luck,Fred.

300-400 watts for the converter only leaves 1,200-1,300 for everything else. The Air conditioner, microwave, hair driers, and electric heaters often require 1,500 watts or more. Therefore, plan on following the advice to get two EU2000i's or one larger unit. Campgrounds often provide 30 amp service which is about what two EU2000i's will do. If you only want to charge batteries then a 1000 is cheaper and lighter.

So a pair of 2000's gets me 4000 for the same price as a 3000?My only negative thought is that if I get a generator(s) I have to load them back into the trailer every time I walk away from the campsite to keep them from being stolen. Or do you guys just leave it outside the trailer, locked with a cable, the whole time?

Are you really going to run the air all day or night? I recommend hookups.For everything else: Solar, Battery, Inverter.

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TomG2
Explorer
Oct 21, 2015
300-400 watts for the converter only leaves 1,200-1,300 for everything else. The Air conditioner, microwave, hair driers, and electric heaters often require 1,500 watts or more. Therefore, plan on following the advice to get two EU2000i's or one larger unit. Campgrounds often provide 30 amp service which is about what two EU2000i's will do.

If you only want to charge batteries then a 1000 is cheaper and lighter.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Oct 21, 2015
Hi,

The Honda 2000 is actually rated at 1,600 watts all the time, but 2,000 watts for short time.

Your '1500' watt microwave is the output rating, the input is a little higher.

Your battery charger / converter will always draw a little power. Up to 3 amps if you are dry camping and need to charge the batteries quickly, but less once the battery is over 2/3 full.

If you try running a 1,200 watt coffee maker and 850 watt toaster at the same time, it will overload the generator. You have to run them one at a time, and remember that the battery charger might be using 100 - 300 watts at the same time, depending on how low the battery is.

You might want to compare prices here. Mayberrys.com They even package a pair of generators and a 30 amp RV cord, so that you can plug into two of the 47 pound portable generators and run the A/C unit as well as up to about 3,800 watts, about 32 amps at 120 volts.

By the way, someone reported that a 3000 watt generator is not powerful enough to start their air conditioners once it had been running on a hot day, cycled off, and tried to restart.

So you are probably better off with the pair of 'lightweight' 47 pound generators, and the cord to connect both of them together (so they load share), than a larger generator. My 4000 watt built in Onan generator is much more noise, so would a generator from Costco. While less expensive most air cooled portable generators are really noisy. The Honda 2000 is on of the quietest on the market, including specialty generators, such as those used my a movie studio to film nearby.

Good Luck,

Fred.
2oldman
Explorer II
Oct 21, 2015
It can't run appliances whose wattage total exceeds the capacity of the generator. With that one rule you can do the math.

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