Parallel Hondas
I have the Honda EU2000 and am considering buying a Honda Companion to get the power to run AC. My question is about the parallel cable kit. Do the wires in the kit pass current at 12V to the Comp...
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SoundGuy wrote:DarkSkySeeker wrote:
I have the Honda EU2000 and am considering buying a Honda Companion to get the power to run AC.
No longer necessary to parallel two 2K gensets or run a larger 3K to power your A/C ... instead of wasting $$$$ to buy a second EU2000i spend far less on a soft starter kit for your A/C unit, such as the Micro-Air Easy Start Soft Starter Kit. :)
Search rv.net for Micro-Air Easy Start and you'll come up with discussions like this.
I installed a similar soft start and my AC easily starts on one Honda EU 2000 at 3500 feet in 90+ degree weather. The problem is running the AC. A single EU2000 just can't run my AC when it is hot out. Maybe if I was at sea level and the ambient temperature was 60 degrees (i.e.; the Oregon Coast in the summer), but not when I am at 3500 feet or higher and the ambient temperature is above 80 degrees. Just sharing my experience so others don't make the same assumption. Use two EU2000's (or a single larger generator) if you want to run a typical AC.
