Generator year.
Hi guys, I originally was going to get a class A mid 30 foot motor home and was basically talked out of it. I am glad I was, as a shorty (low to mid 20's) is more of what I need. Anyway, my pric...
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mlts22 wrote:
All inboard generators will run at either 1800 RPM (older, pressurized models with four poles), or 3600 RPM (newer gensets.) The only exception will be some diesel models that use an inverter.
Portable generators are a different story.
The key for the inboard generators is how it is installed. The Onans can be pretty quiet if the generator is shock mounted, acoustic insulation is used, pipes are vibration dampened, and an exhaust resonator is used.
As for MPG, I'd say 8-12 with a Ford E-350/E-450, 12-17 with a Sprinter chassis.
OK, that is what I was looking for. I am familiar with the Honda EU2000i, which reduces the RPM's under light load, etc...
You are saying that most motor home generators just run at a constant RPM regardless of load?
So what does that do for fuel consumption? I assume that motor home generators are nowhere comparable to portable generators, then.
I wonder why they can't use the same tech that is in the portable ones in a motor home.
So on a 4K watt Onan, you think 1/2 gallon an hour?
It might be more cost effective to just buy a portable gen and never even mess with the onboard gen, if doing a lot of dry camping.
A Honda 3000 (peak) 2800 (constant) watt gets .17 gallons an hour at 1/4 load and .47 at max load.
