mdelleman wrote:
@otrfun
How much headroom/surge do these Champion 2000i's really have? If I parallel them do you get a little better surge capability?
Typically, the "running", continuous current output will nearly double when generators are paralleled; however, the increase in inrush current will be significantly less. Why? I have no idea. I've found inrush current only increases roughly 8-12% when two Honda EU2000i's are paralleled (when compared to one Honda EU2000i).
Although I observed inrush current with paralleled/solo EU2000i's, an EU3000iS, and a Champion 3100/75531i, haven't had the opportunity to do so with a Champion 2000 inverter generator. However, there's a quite a bit of online anecdotal evidence that suggests the Champion 2000 inverter outputs significantly less inrush current than the Honda EU2000i (both solo and paralleled).
