Small Gen Opinions ? UPDATE--Should I Switch?
Update- 7 Feb 17 alternative gen maybe? ------------------------- Original OP: Local shop is selling these for $200 (Can) next week. (about $152 US) http://www.powerhouse-products.com/power...
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romore wrote:
That is just over 4 amps peak, about 3-1/2 running so it won't power much of a fridge. It might be alright but remember, the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
The fridge runs on the inverter powered by the batteries. About 4.5 DC amps say 2/3 the time = 72 AH/day ? The gen would run the battery charger. (It can run the 20amp charger ok to bring the batts back up if the solar could not.)
3 hours at 20 amps is 60 AH. A useful amount. Then you need more gasoline and another 3 hours that day or next if no solar at all. But that ignores letting the batts run down over the whole time off grid (6 days?) which lets you get by longer till you get home to do a proper 100% recharge.
