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Mar 22, 2017Explorer III
Would an 800 watt generator work? It depends on whether or not you can control how much power your converter draws. If the battery is discharged even moderately and you can't control the converter, it will try to draw more than the generator can handle. If you have a Progressive Dynamics converter with the optional Charge Wizard (or just the Pendant with the newer ones), you can force the converter into a lower voltage mode before powering it from the generator, then switch to a higher voltage mode as the battery charges. The PD converters are very sensitive to peak voltage of the AC power. This cuts two ways: On one hand you'll get the maximum charging current from an inverter generator. On the other hand, there's a lot less risk of the generator shutting down from overload if it's non-inverter. I use a little 800 watt inverter generator that works well, but I'm also able to control the converter. Without the control ability, the generator would most times trip out from overload. I've had very good luck with this generator. The same one is sold under several different brand names and which one costs the least varies from time-to-time. Here are some links:
https://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-11613-Starting-Portable-Compliant/dp/B00FL89I2W
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Hand-Tools-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01CVOVLGE
https://www.amazon.com/Porta-Source-Portable-Invertor-Generator/dp/B00P2FOX4C
There's also a blue-cased version somebody sells that's sometimes the best deal.
https://www.amazon.com/Earthquake-11613-Starting-Portable-Compliant/dp/B00FL89I2W
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Hand-Tools-Inverter-Generator/dp/B01CVOVLGE
https://www.amazon.com/Porta-Source-Portable-Invertor-Generator/dp/B00P2FOX4C
There's also a blue-cased version somebody sells that's sometimes the best deal.
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