otrfun wrote:
Kinda interesting this thread came up. Day before yesterday I did some dry-camping down in the Keys. Two sites down from me I couldn't help but notice a guy prepping his Honda Handi generator. Walked on over to chat with him for a few minutes. Although he liked the light weight, he admittedly was disappointed that it wasn't nearly as quiet as the "other" Honda inverters. I hung around till he hooked it up and noticed it was very similar in loudness as my Champion 75531i when his compressor kicked on. Not nearly as loud as a typical synchronous "lawnmower" type generator, but distinctly louder than the Yamaha EF2400iSHC, Honda EU2000, or the 140 lb. Honda EU3000iS.
That's because the new "Handi" 3000 watt is not in the same league with the old EU3000 Honda. It's a cheaper version (don't know exactly what)
that's designed to compete with the China clones. Not nearly as quiet as the original EU3000 and the price reflects it. Completely different genny aimed at a different market.