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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3688411" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>I have not heard any quiet generators yet .. Not any that will run a capacitor start appliance.</p><p></p><p>But I do have an inverter that carries on when I need electricity.</p><p>My son ran his house for 2 weeks in Moore after the last tornado and all he did was use 1 battery of mine that the inverter was hooked to and </p><p>run jumper cables to a Ford Festiva.</p><p>When the thing kicked off from low battery he would go start the car and it idled and charged it all back up.</p><p></p><p>It is 2000 watt continuous and 4000 peak.. he only ran 1 leg and it ran the fridge and fish tank and his gas furnace blower</p><p>and ran the TV and his video gaming system and living room and kitchen lights.</p><p></p><p>I had a friend that was cutting 2x4 boards with a 1000 watt honda generator and a circular saw.</p><p>That saw started out well and 1/4 way into the 2x4 it bogged down and the Honda revved up but it was still bogged down barely cutting.</p><p></p><p>I had that inverter in the back of my van hooked up.</p><p>I ran over 150 feet of extension cord to his saw and said plug this into the saw.</p><p>He did and it cut like it was plugged into a house.</p><p></p><p>Him and all his friends stopped and looked at me and followed that cord to the van and said it's not running!!!</p><p>Nope it is battery powered.</p><p></p><p>He went out and got one of those as did a couple of his buddies.</p><p> was $189 at harbor freight .</p><p></p><p>I have had mine since 2000 and it still works just fine.</p><p>I ran a window unit with it in my van and I have ran a 1/2" drill with a 3 foot drill bit drilling through rail road ties at</p><p>the same time using a chop saw to cut bundles of rebar.</p><p></p><p>2 high load tools going at the same time and not even a whimper from it.</p><p></p><p>Now i have thought I need to convert one of my push mower engines over to charge duty by attaching a pulley where the blade goes</p><p>and run it to power a GM alternator that will charge a battery.</p><p></p><p>I seen a guy at lock 16 near Gore running a setup like that and powered his halogen lights and other stuff.</p><p></p><p>He fished there often and always had that setup going.</p><p></p><p>You can put a really big muffler on a push mower and make it pretty quiet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3688411, member: 15054"] I have not heard any quiet generators yet .. Not any that will run a capacitor start appliance. But I do have an inverter that carries on when I need electricity. My son ran his house for 2 weeks in Moore after the last tornado and all he did was use 1 battery of mine that the inverter was hooked to and run jumper cables to a Ford Festiva. When the thing kicked off from low battery he would go start the car and it idled and charged it all back up. It is 2000 watt continuous and 4000 peak.. he only ran 1 leg and it ran the fridge and fish tank and his gas furnace blower and ran the TV and his video gaming system and living room and kitchen lights. I had a friend that was cutting 2x4 boards with a 1000 watt honda generator and a circular saw. That saw started out well and 1/4 way into the 2x4 it bogged down and the Honda revved up but it was still bogged down barely cutting. I had that inverter in the back of my van hooked up. I ran over 150 feet of extension cord to his saw and said plug this into the saw. He did and it cut like it was plugged into a house. Him and all his friends stopped and looked at me and followed that cord to the van and said it's not running!!! Nope it is battery powered. He went out and got one of those as did a couple of his buddies. was $189 at harbor freight . I have had mine since 2000 and it still works just fine. I ran a window unit with it in my van and I have ran a 1/2" drill with a 3 foot drill bit drilling through rail road ties at the same time using a chop saw to cut bundles of rebar. 2 high load tools going at the same time and not even a whimper from it. Now i have thought I need to convert one of my push mower engines over to charge duty by attaching a pulley where the blade goes and run it to power a GM alternator that will charge a battery. I seen a guy at lock 16 near Gore running a setup like that and powered his halogen lights and other stuff. He fished there often and always had that setup going. You can put a really big muffler on a push mower and make it pretty quiet. [/QUOTE]
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