Is there a quiet NON inverter generator?
I haven't found one, searching other sites. For those out of the loop, I decided on a generator, not solar, due to pit bull attack on my cat that ate up all the time (and most of the money) I had t...
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Naio,
You don't want to use th 6-8 amps output on the EX650 (that's too low of a current output). Use it's 120V output to power a separate charger so you can get more current going into your battery. You can't use both at the same time on the EX650 - it warns about that in the generator's manual.
I can just about guarantee that you'll find nothing irritating about the EX650's sound. There is no whirring sound from anything inside it ... just a low frequency rapid putt-putting sound. You'll have to hear one to believe what I'm saying.
The EX650 should easily power your freezer at the same time as it's charging up your battery. The little generator probably will not run your microwave - but with a little bit of luck MAYBE it will - if you have nothing else loading the generator while microwaving something.
IMHO, there's one or two 800 lb. gorillas in Honda's inverter generator sound room: They're only super-quiet (53dB) when idling or otherwise delivering in the low power ends of their power bands. Under full power they're considerably louder (59dB) than the EX650 is all the time (54dB). On top of that, Honda designed their inverter generators rev up to over 4000 RPM when delivering their full power ... which then makes them louder than they would need to be. The EX650 of course runs at a constant 3600 RPM (because it has to for electrical reasons) ... which also helps with noise control on the EX650. I wish Honda would have capped their inverter generators' maximum RPM at something closer to 3600 RPM, because in the EX650 they've proved that they can design small gasoline engines to deliver maximum horsepower at only 3600 RPM.
You don't want to use th 6-8 amps output on the EX650 (that's too low of a current output). Use it's 120V output to power a separate charger so you can get more current going into your battery. You can't use both at the same time on the EX650 - it warns about that in the generator's manual.
I can just about guarantee that you'll find nothing irritating about the EX650's sound. There is no whirring sound from anything inside it ... just a low frequency rapid putt-putting sound. You'll have to hear one to believe what I'm saying.
The EX650 should easily power your freezer at the same time as it's charging up your battery. The little generator probably will not run your microwave - but with a little bit of luck MAYBE it will - if you have nothing else loading the generator while microwaving something.
IMHO, there's one or two 800 lb. gorillas in Honda's inverter generator sound room: They're only super-quiet (53dB) when idling or otherwise delivering in the low power ends of their power bands. Under full power they're considerably louder (59dB) than the EX650 is all the time (54dB). On top of that, Honda designed their inverter generators rev up to over 4000 RPM when delivering their full power ... which then makes them louder than they would need to be. The EX650 of course runs at a constant 3600 RPM (because it has to for electrical reasons) ... which also helps with noise control on the EX650. I wish Honda would have capped their inverter generators' maximum RPM at something closer to 3600 RPM, because in the EX650 they've proved that they can design small gasoline engines to deliver maximum horsepower at only 3600 RPM.
