expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Jul 10, 2024 07:04 AM
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expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Jul 10, 2024 07:04 AM
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Inverter- this type uses power electronics to produce a 60hz pure sinusoidal wave form at the cost of increased price. Pros: more fuel efficient and quieter since it can produce power at any RPM of engine speed. Slower engine speed is less power thus it can vary engine speed based on power needs. Price is increasingly prohibitive as you increase the generator size and so you typically use this for smaller power needs. Pure sin waves are best for sensitive electronics.
Traditional generator- this type relies on engine speed (typically 3600rpm) to produce a 60hz waveform. Furthermore, the physical design and construction varies with cheaper design/construction having higher THD total harmonic distortion. Better design and construction costing more money lowers THD with some advertising a THD of less than 5% which is best for sensitive electronics. This means the THD number can indirectly tell you the quality of the design and build. These Generators are used throughout the range of sizes with lower THD designs costing more money. Generally loud. My cost per performance sweet spot is 5 to 10% THD.
With this said, champion seems to be good quality among the cheaper gens. THD can be high so look for THD numbers in a Q&A section
Side note- unfortunately, you will need these more often going forward. There is absolutely no reason why black outs or energy emergencies should exist. This is purely political.
Another side note- do your break in oil changes on every generator and always use ethanol free gas with fuel stabilizer.
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Generator construction
Inverter- this type uses power electronics to produce a 60hz pure sinusoidal wave form at the cost of increased price. Pros: more fuel efficient and quieter since it can produce power at any RPM of engine speed. Slower engine speed is less power thus it can vary engine speed based on power needs. Price is increasingly prohibitive as you increase the generator size and so you typically use this for smaller power needs. Pure sin waves are best for sensitive electronics.
Traditional generator- this type relies on engine speed (typically 3600rpm) to produce a 60hz waveform. Furthermore, the physical design and construction varies with cheaper design/construction having higher THD total harmonic distortion. Better design and construction costing more money lowers THD with some advertising a THD of less than 5% which is best for sensitive electronics. This means the THD number can indirectly tell you the quality of the design and build. These Generators are used throughout the range of sizes with lower THD designs costing more money. Generally loud. My cost per performance sweet spot is 5 to 10% THD.
With this said, champion seems to be good quality among the cheaper gens. THD can be high so look for THD numbers in a Q&A section
Side note- unfortunately, you will need these more often going forward. There is absolutely no reason why black outs or energy emergencies should exist. This is purely political.
Another side note- do your break in oil changes on every generator and always use ethanol free gas with fuel stabilizer.
To give you an idea of what a 20lb 4.4 gallon propane tank last, I ran refrigerator, a fan, and charge multiple devices for about 14 hours before needing to switch tanks.
It's hard to find information on how long things like this last cause everyone's experience is different based on wattage usage but this should give you a ball park. Follow the maintenance guide and these things will last and worth the price.
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