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Old 09-23-2011, 09:03 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by VitaBene View Post
That Honda is a great little genset and if I remember correctly a 2nd can be slaved to the 1st for a 4KW genset.

Remember Power (watts)=E (voltage) X I (current).

A 2000 watt generator can run approximately 16.5 amps worth of "stuff". In this case I=2000/120.
As a rule you can't run generators in parallel because they will not be in phase, certain Hondas can do this, but only the models that are made for this. Do not try to "slave" generators together that aren't designed specifically for this purpose and made to be used together.
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