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Airh22
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Jul 03, 2017

Honda Generator Help Low voltage at Idle

I have a Honda EX1000. It does not I’ll put enough voltage at idle around 8.5 V. If you manually increase the RPMs the voltage will read properly. Anytime I Plug Something in it Will Not Automatically Increase The RPM to supply Enough voltage. Not sure what this could be any suggestions?

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  • I was trying to use the 110 AC. There is no eco-mode on this model. During idle I can manually increase the RPMs and will get the 110. Anytime I plug something into the outlet it will not increase the RPMs Or voltage. The only way I can increase the voltage is manually increasing the RPMs on the carb.
  • Airh22 wrote:
    I have a Honda EX1000. It does not I’ll put enough voltage at idle around 8.5 V. If you manually increase the RPMs the voltage will read properly. Anytime I Plug Something in it Will Not Automatically Increase The RPM to supply Enough voltage. Not sure what this could be any suggestions?

    The 2k units say in the manual that the 12volts is only to be used with ecomode off, ie full throttle. May be the same for the 1k units...
  • I didn't know that the EX1000 has a throttle. Is there a throttle to idle the engine?
  • If I remember correctly voltage is RPM sensitive. The idle RPM is a bit too low. Any compentent Honda dealer should be able to check for other problems, service it, and have it running right for you.

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