Small Generator Shoot-Out Results
Comparing a 2-stroke non-inverter 950w King with a 4-stroke inverter type 500w Powerhouse ( called PH from now on here) http://www.powerhouse-products.com/powerhouse_product/500wi/ http://www.ki...
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SoundGuy wrote:BFL13 wrote:
I can get 38 amps with the (used) $100 King and 21 amps with the new $200 louder PH500 ...
And according to your own report at an excessively low voltage of just 99.8 volts, which is well below Progressive Industries own low voltage threshold cutoff of 104 vac and TRC's 102 vac, considered by both companies to be about as low as one should accept in order to avoid potential damage to electrical devices. ;) Your choice obviously but it's clear there's no comparison between these economy gensets being sold at almost giveaway prices and premium priced units like Honda, Yamaha, etc.
I am not comparing equals just describing how these two performed. I am clearly overloading the King but it still runs. My Honda doesn't do overloads--it pops its breaker or the engine conks out, which is a good thing of course. I don't know how low (high?) the King can go-- yet :)
I could run the 35 amper and get 29-30 amps at 105v instead of running the 40 amper at 99 volts. That is still more than the 21 amps with the other. The Vector manual says it will still work on lower voltage, but I have no idea if it has a lower limit. RV converters have specs saying that they will operate down to 105 volts, but they do have lower amps too when fed low voltage. ISTR it is air conditioners that actually die from low voltage?
