BFL13 wrote:
The Honda 2000 is limited to about 1600VA IIRC. Not sure what surge it can take on start up of the big amp chargers where you get that initial in-rush of 120v. You do have to get the gen running and warmed up before plugging in a big load or it will conk out (engine conk not breaker pop)
Beware of the PM specs as shown here and there. There can be typos on the tables and also the specs are very particular for the circumstance. EG the 100amper first showed it drew 16xx watts (forget exact number) at 108v. But what would it do at 124v that the Honda is at? Why pick 108v for the rating anyway? Weird. I know they got that from WFCO which has a PF corrected 100amper 68100 (Mr Wizard on here has one of those) (PM made WFCO clones under licence at first before moving out on their own.)
So IMO the 75amper will draw more VA from the 2000 gen, at least on start up, than you would expect. I know my Honda 3000 limits me in how many chargers I can run at once, and you just have to live with that or get more gen. I have posted many times that your fast charging time limit starts with your gen limit so you have to be sure your charger will run on that size gen, allowing for any PF and that gens are in VA, not watts like they are rated at. Can be very misleading all round.
ISTR lately PM shows 1440? but
'ISTR' ???
that's why i'm considering a PFC 55-60a power source; that, and the fact if i extend boost/abs charge times on one bank, i can do a decent top charge on the other at the same time; thus maximizing generator use while it's running. ( i also need room to run lights, laptop, etc., while charging).
BTW: i checked into those turnigy 1080 watt 60 amp power supplies, and they are not PFC... may be why they are only $130?
