Thread: Which generator type?

Originally Posted by pop058

What about 2 Generators. One older larger for the grunt work and a newer smaller (eg Honda Eu 20i) for the sensitive stuff

just a thought

Good suggestion, but my major issue was driving the pumps which require a large current but also have some sensitive electronics in the pressure controllers etc. I wouldn't go charging phones off the generator, I would use an inverter off a battery or 12v off the car for this.

Cheers,

Poor power quality is most likely from small gensets. A bigger generator will not venture too far from a sine wave unless it is really overloaded which is unlikely as the protection cct will protect the generator. Switched loads could also cause you some problems, simple rotating machines will not chop up the supply to cause other sensitive loads a problem.