Any Predator Generator reviews?

hotrodfords wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
Now when my build-in Generac died and even new $350 board is not fixing it, I am researching more reasonable option.
$500 inverter generator have excelent reviews and some say it runs smaller AC just fine, but forum search shows 0 topicks.
Hard to believe nobody from the forum tried it?

I own both the 2000 watt HF gennie you reference here, and a 4000 watt HF gennie.

I'll live dangerously and make a blanket statement; the 2000watt HF inverter generator won't power your a/c. It won't power my Dometic a/c even, when it was direct plugged into the a/c unit (testing it before I mounted the Dometic a/c on my TC)

Further, the 4000 watt HF gennie is a red herring WRT being "4000 watts". The way the 4000 gennie works with it's voltage regulator to regulate power, it splits the armature into 2 halves of power - i.e. 2 separate 2000 watt circuits that the ARE OUT OF PHASE with each other so you can't easily combine circuits to make that power an a/c either.

You could buy 2 of those 2000 watt gennies and do this: Predator Parallel Circuit
Good luck in your pursuit.

The 2000 watt unit is an inverter (7 pole DC head).

The 4000 watt is an open frame 3600 rpm noise maker, 2 pole head, hence 3600 rpm = 60hz.

2 different animals. If I was in a campground, I'd never have a 3600 rpm screamer, just too noisy.

My take is, you could buy 2 Preds and the parallel kit just like you could buy 2 Champs and the parallel kit. Difference being, the Champ's you can get parts for. The Preds? Crapshoot at best.

Price, about equal. Don't take a lot of contemplation on my part to see the better value.No, I don't run an AC on my 2000 watt Champ either. I don't have an ac in / on my RV. I'm a purist.

I did a ton of research before I bought the Champion. Checked reviews, incident reports, anything I could lay my hands on prior to.