Inverter generators and Onan
There are a lot of threads on here about inverter genny's, and the main positives are quieter and clean power, OK, inverter for clean power, When buying just an inverter the standard everyone goes for...
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Like most 'stories' the situation has evolved, but the story has not
20 years ago maybe more, if you bought an open frame portable generator
Chances are it didn't have electronic automatic voltage regulation aka avr
Instead it had permanent magnet field and maybe a Diode capacitor clipper
It relied on feild saturation and the door cap circuit caused ugly spikes in the wave form, which screwed with electronics
This was not an Onan, and not the newer versions of good quality open frame portable generator
And there will always be those few, that think only the newest technology is best for everything
I have an inverter generator, very happy with it
But except for the fact that it is less loud
It does not out perform the Onan or it's open frame predecessor
And they both out perform the inverter when it comes to load surge's
20 years ago maybe more, if you bought an open frame portable generator
Chances are it didn't have electronic automatic voltage regulation aka avr
Instead it had permanent magnet field and maybe a Diode capacitor clipper
It relied on feild saturation and the door cap circuit caused ugly spikes in the wave form, which screwed with electronics
This was not an Onan, and not the newer versions of good quality open frame portable generator
And there will always be those few, that think only the newest technology is best for everything
I have an inverter generator, very happy with it
But except for the fact that it is less loud
It does not out perform the Onan or it's open frame predecessor
And they both out perform the inverter when it comes to load surge's
