Generator noise

Your title says that your concern is a noise, now it comes that you simply need excuse to buy another 2000 ;)

this got off track a little.
I am not looking at a plus 100lb 3000. Not looking to build a box.
I have a lead on a cheep 2000 honda companion, which would be my 2nd Honda. Was wondering if 2 -2000's in parrellel would run at lower rpm and sound quieter.

The video on putting a generator in a box while running, btw. It's quieter. ... go figure.

Kayteg1 wrote:
BTW did you read that Honda 3000 has lower dB that 2000 model?

2000 starts at 53, the 3000 at 49...so at idle, it's quieter. But at load they're almost identical. 59 for the 2k, 58 for the expensive version of the 3k, or 65 and 68 for the cheaper versions.

And an AC unit is going to kick the 3000 unit up in RPM's, to the higher DB. I know.. Looked heavily into it, but there was no ROI for quieter only.

BTW did you read that Honda 3000 has lower dB that 2000 model?

I read somewhere on this forum, that when you parallel 2 generators under low load, the system puts most of the load on 1 of them when the other was only stand by for peak of the power.
Meaning if the 1st one will run at the same speed what single one, you will not have noise reduction.
Most of androids can have dB meter apps. Not sure how accurate it is.

Loudness is a funny thing. It is based completely on perception, which is not the same for everyone, or for every type of sound; we all hear things differently.

However, we typically talk about a 10 dB increase in sound pressure level (SPL) to sound "twice as loud." This is psychoacoustic perception. It is based on older research, some new research suggests that 6 dB SPL increase is more correct for a perception of "twice as loud." But, in a similar vein, how cold does it need to be to feel "twice as cold?"

Now, adding two non-coherent sound sources results in SPL increase of 3.01 dB, so perceptively, while it will be noticeably louder, it should not seem to be "twice as loud." But it still might seem to be obnoxiously loud...or, maybe not!