Parallel Hondas
I have the Honda EU2000 and am considering buying a Honda Companion to get the power to run AC. My question is about the parallel cable kit. Do the wires in the kit pass current at 12V to the Comp...
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SoundGuy wrote:
instead of wasting $$$$ to buy a second EU2000i spend far less on a soft starter kit for your A/C unit
2oldman wrote:
I wouldn't call it wasting money. A single 2k Honda is working very hard to keep an a/c running. With two it's less loud and much easier on each one.
Yes, your kit helps with getting it started with one.
I would call it wasting money, and did ... and it's not my kit as I have nothing to do with Micro-Air in any way ... it's just a useful product that could really be a great solution for many RV owners.
SO - you know for a fact that an EU2000i "works very hard" because you've done it yourself? I have, and my EU2000i did not work very hard at all to keep the A/C running, it's starting the compressor that was the issue. Proof is in the pudding - I posted a link recently to a video of a test I did in which my 13,500 BTU Mach 3+ A/C ran just fine with my EU2000i running easily on ECO mode, with genset speed only moderately higher than the lowest ECO speed. The issue was starting the A/C compressor, especially once A/C head pressure had increased, and that's what the Micro-Air Easy Start soft starter kit is designed to solve. Maybe you ought to try a soft starter kit yourself before suggesting it isn't a viable solution that makes more sense than investing in 2 paralleled generators. ;)
