Generators. Awesome to have but bad bad bad to have where I live. Noise will attract the vermin if I need it and the SHTF. In my opinion an inverter (silent) attached to a car battery will provide a brief charge. Longer if the car is running.
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Generators. Awesome to have but bad bad bad to have where I live. Noise will attract the vermin if I need it and the SHTF. In my opinion an inverter (silent) attached to a car battery will provide a brief charge. Longer if the car is running.
I didn't do any comparisons today, but mayberries.com had the Eu3000 for $1999. That's where we bought the one for our radio group. No tax and free shipping at the time.
Socalman....I just have to ask if you might think about building your own solar generator? Easy to build, super easy to set up, and definitely quieter than any gas generator...just sayin.
The Honda EU gensets are a lot quieter.. no need to change the muffler, simply put it in a hut or similar and the noise signature is reduced by 75%!
I have a heavy canvas tarp thrown over two pallets for an A frame type deal, so its a tent more or less.. It gets enough air to keep cool, and is much quieter than without.
HTH,
EB
I think you have overlooked Yamaha. The Yamaha EF4500iSE or EF3000iS are right up your alley. Price is comparable and the technology is the same.
yup, AT has a point...
Ive been doing some serious research into them as well. In my experience, what I have seen work best is to either build a hut for it, or I have seen folks dig a pit for them, and that seems to work even better. A tarp covering 3/4 of the pit and the noise is literally gone. I assume the same could be said for a hut.
As for models, Im looking at a Generac, but I am also looking at a home generator hooked into the NG line that wont be portable in any way.
Hope this helps.
To re-direct the noise of a generator, I have four panels of plywood, 3x4', that are loosely tied together on the short ends with rope. After the generator is running, I set these panels on end around the generator, forming a kind of box.
This provides enough of a baffle to direct the noise essentially upward. There is enough airflow to keep everything cool, the plywood is cheap and lightweight (it's 1/4"), and the generator can be seen if needed.
This is similar to the technology the movie industry uses on location shoots. Rather than attempt to muffle all the sound, they redirect the sound upwards where it doesn't much matter.
I suppose that thin rigid insulation panels could also be used, but they are quite fragile.
I did basicly the same thing this summer when I took my 2000W Generac generator to Bonnaroo. I made a 3 sided box from 1 inch foam, open in one end and put a one piece sloping roof on it to protect from the rain, and to help direct the sound out and up. It worked fairly well.