I'm considering a Propane Generator

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Termite
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Re: I'm considering a Propane Generator

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308Mike wrote:
Termite wrote:Hey Mike, can you edit your post to reflect my updates?

PS: I have a feral hog update coming in the next day or so when I get the pics.
I'm working on somtin' else, did I catch everything in my edit? If you want, I'll delete these posts after you let me know everything is correct.
That looks great; Thanks.

It was my bad on not getting it right the first time.
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Re: I'm considering a Propane Generator

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Thanks; My brother and I are discussing getting a couple of Honda gasoline generators for emergency use, something with fairly clean power output. I'll mention to him the solar with the battery bank (and get that book).
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Re: I'm considering a Propane Generator

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CByrneIV wrote:
Windy Wilson wrote:Thanks; My brother and I are discussing getting a couple of Honda gasoline generators for emergency use, something with fairly clean power output. I'll mention to him the solar with the battery bank (and get that book).
If you're looking for a fixed installation, you don't need a pure sine inverter generator. It's a lot cheaper getting something that is physically reliable but wiith dirty power, and then running it through a crossover and battery network and into your whole house pure sine inverter.
ABSOLUTELY!! A pure sine wave converter is a LOT more money on the initial purchase, usually more than DOUBLE (sometimes a LOT more than double) the price of a dirty wave generator.
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Re: I'm considering a Propane Generator

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Any decent generator will give reasonably clean power, certainly any Honda genny. What you are looking for is less than 5 % THD(total harmonic distortion). Any Honda brand genny should give you under 3 % THD.
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