professor95 wrote:
curt12914 wrote:
Is the Costco regular price $499? If so, that makes them $399 with the discount? I don't know how ayone could go wrong at $800 for twins and another $69 for the cable (which you could mwke yourself for less), then that is cheaper than buying one Honda or Yamaha!
I would take a chance for that!!!!!!!!!!
Don't try to make the cable yourself on the Champs. The connectors for the sync lines would be difficult to outsource - they are not standard off-the-shelf-items. IMHO, you do get your money's worth with the parallel kit. It wouldn't be cost effective to make your own.
I agree with your statement about Champion's parallel kit, if indeed it is in the $70 range I have seen posted on here.
When I built my own parallel kit, I did it for a couple reasons:
1) Honda was charging somewhere in the $300 range for the parallel cable kit with a 30 amp plug. (The cheaper cables that connected the two generators together with no plug was available, but it left you using a 20 amp breaker protected outlet, which was much less than the twin 2000's potential.) I built my cables for around $25. I had trouble finding the bananas, but someone found the right ones and posted a link for them, on here.
2) Since I like to run my twins in the back corners o my truck box, the Honda kit was way too short to accomplish that. I have about 6' - 8' of cable between my generators. It might be excessive for some people, but it's the way I like it.
As far as the connectors, I expect that whoever makes the Champion parallel kit probably buys them from a supplier. If that's the case, I bet they are available somewhere, possibly for a different application.
