laknox wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Yamaha makes a 4500 watt inverter generator.
Champion also makes a 4500 watt inverter generator with remote electric start.
https://www.championpowerequipment.com/product/200987-4500-watt-wireless-start-inverter/
I would consider the Preditor 3500 and get two of them.
Ooooooo! That Champion must be a newer genny; I was looking at their site about 6 months ago and never saw it.
I believe the Yamaha 4500 is a traditional generator, not an inverter, though it's supposed to be as quiet as one. The one I remember is a high-torque, constant-speed engine, running at only about 2600 RPM instead of the 3600-4000 RPM of the typical open-frame genny.
Later: Just checked out the Champion web site, and am a bit disappointed in the 4.5kw genny's performance. You do get 1k more watts starting but only 300w more than the 3500; 3500 vs 3200 continuous. If things were equal, the 4500 would give about 4100w continuous. You =do= get 7 more hours of run time with the 4500 at the same load, though. Not sure that 3500w continuous would run 2 15k A/Cs without a load controller.
WAITAMINNIT! I scrolled further down Champion's list and there's also 4650w and a 5500w inverters!
I'M LOSING MY MIND! I just checked HF and they now have a Predator 9500w inverter! $2,000!
Lyle
I know the feelin', Lyle! Thank you for all your help. I think they're going to go with the 3500 Predators and parallel them. They're moving in shortly so they'll have to do something. Reckon we'll know more next Sunday if we see them at church. Thank ya' again, partner!
