Professor, it's good to see you back. I am glad you faired the storm well. We were without power here in many parts of Connecticut for around 5 days. Give or take a day or two. I had great luck with the 2000i and my 3500 open synch. I did have the module replaced in an attempt to address the skipping issue. One thing for sure... I am starting my skill saw everytime with eco off without issue. My pancake compressor without issue everytime. During the power outage, I was seeing 8.5 to 9 hours of use with a gallon of gasoline. I was running two refridgerators and alternating the freezer. I was leaving several lights on. Making Keureg Coffees during the morning hours. I started with the pair and dropped to 1 and then back to my open synch modified with the 220 volt. After which I was loaning out the 2000i's to friends and neighbors. My wife, unknown that I was running 1 2000i to operated 2 fridge's, she decided to vacuum the house. All without issue.
I will follow your lead and work on the idle screw. I did take the carb bowel off and the air intake tube and sprayed carb cleaner. I have not had a chance to run and babysit to see if the occasional skip has gone away or decreased. With recent travel to the White Mountains in NH after the storm, I've been busy.
I have had issue with the air conditioner on the TT (13500) causing overload. I have been metering on shore and open synch with the clamp meter set to retrieve max load and have not seen a load greater than 13.6. However, I have gotten a max load of 35 amps on the paired 2000i's. This is of course, after the ac has started and I set the temp to 50 degrees so it is not cycling.
Anyway, it is good to see you posting as well as others in an attempt to solve the issue. CS at CPE has been good. Adam has helped me out at CPE.
