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Old 10-08-2006, 08:27 PM   #3
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The first thing you need to decide on before buying a generator is will you use the generator to run the air conditioning?

My Honda 2000 will run the a/c at sea level but will not run it at 6,000 feet.

As far as I can tell, the Honda 3000 would run the a/c at 6,000 feet, but it is so heavy it comes on wheels. My strategy was to eventually get dual Honda 2000 and the parallel kit giving me 4,000 watts. There is a chance that the Yamaha 2400 would be adequate, but I am not certain of that yet. I am still looking to find someone that has run an a/c on a single Yamaha 2400 and at what elevation will it still work.

I was discouraged from solar panels because the drop off in power is non linear. If the solar panels were half shaded you would think that it would produce half poser. Aparently they would produce less than half of their rated power if they were half shaded. I do most of my camping in the forest. Being in LV, I might guess that you will only use it in the desert where there is no shade. Solar might work for you.
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