professor95 wrote:
Please, don't even go there. My "friend" at CPE is now retired, CPE is probably PO'ed at me for insisting that there are module upgrades, I own at least three other brands of generators - one a 2000 inverter. I think it is fair to say my "relationship" with CPE is on a par with my ex-wife.
Yes, I have PF issues - but not as severe as you report. I do not doubt you are being honest. I would like to know what it is electrically that makes things so different between your 2000i/camper and mine. I would imagine you would like to know as well. :)
It also occurs on my Dad's trailer. When hosting people, and miss proper hours to recharge, we tend to run our batteries to 12v and under. Perhaps you are more kind to your batteries?
And having owned other brands of generators, you must acknowledge these gennies are a little more fussy.....
I only impugned your impartiality because the following statement....
"After conducting some extensive side-by-side power testing and a comparison of noise levels with competing models from Honda, Kipor and Yamaha I was pleased to find that the new CPE 2000i performed as well as the competition. I have been extremely impressed with the CPE 2000i performance, design and build quality."
http://blog.woodalls.com/2010/12/campsite-power-chapter-5-inverter-generators/
I feel the 2000i is very well put together, fairly refined from and NVH perspective, and likely to last. But to suggest it is on par performance-wise really makes me wonder. That's all, not trying to be a knob, it is just a fact that the performance gap is substantial, especially under surge, and bad PF loads. Even resistive loads it trails the Honda by a solid 15%. Reactive loads and surges it approaches 50%. That would probably be the most "tested" area on a smaller genset. Resistive loads are easily tested, but seldom the primary use of a small generator, IMO. (At which the CPE 2000i is a solid 1600 / 1700 watt peak genset). At best it is a 1300 VA genset to Honda's 2000VA
