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bluerock5
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Nov 15, 2012

Onan 5500 and Honda 2000...can I run then at the same time?

My Weekend Warrior has an Onan 5500 generator that I only run when I use the microwave or A/C....and the rest of the time I run the economical Honda 2000. When I switch between the two...I unplug the ...
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DryCamper11
Explorer
Nov 15, 2012
No. You can buy an automatic transfer switch and it will switch to the priority gen. Running two different brands at the same time won't work, and will burn one up if it's connected to the other one that's running.

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