Hello All,
I'm building out my big trailer, and I'm working on figuring out which generator to buy. A nice potential side benefit is that while the big trailer is being built, I can grab the genny and take it with me and my truck camper for the next couple months too.
The genny will be powering a high-power battery charger. The trailer is being built with a substantial 48-volt battery system, and it'll have a couple different methods of charging that battery bank depending on available power sources. The charger that this generator will be running is capable of sucking up somewhere between 1400 and 1500 watts of power to dump into those batteries.
My two top contendors for generator are:
The Champion is around the same price, offers some nifty features (like remote start/stop), and is rated at 2800 watts continuous usage. It is also very quiet, and would be running at about half load versus the honda running at full load.
Honda: Spectacular reputation, most quietest unit available
Champion: Lots more power, more features, nearly as quiet
I've been mentally flip-flopping between the two for several days now, and I'd like to get some opinions from the community. Which would you go with, and why?
I'm building out my big trailer, and I'm working on figuring out which generator to buy. A nice potential side benefit is that while the big trailer is being built, I can grab the genny and take it with me and my truck camper for the next couple months too.
The genny will be powering a high-power battery charger. The trailer is being built with a substantial 48-volt battery system, and it'll have a couple different methods of charging that battery bank depending on available power sources. The charger that this generator will be running is capable of sucking up somewhere between 1400 and 1500 watts of power to dump into those batteries.
My two top contendors for generator are:
- Honda eu2000i
- Champion 3100 (75537i)
The Champion is around the same price, offers some nifty features (like remote start/stop), and is rated at 2800 watts continuous usage. It is also very quiet, and would be running at about half load versus the honda running at full load.
Honda: Spectacular reputation, most quietest unit available
Champion: Lots more power, more features, nearly as quiet
I've been mentally flip-flopping between the two for several days now, and I'd like to get some opinions from the community. Which would you go with, and why?