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<blockquote data-quote="Veritas" data-source="post: 4170967" data-attributes="member: 55012"><p>"Solar Generator" is a marketing lie. There are very limited capacity (when used in the context of a gas generator), slow to recharge from solar panel, batteries that will help run a few small things like fans, LED lights, keep electronics charged etc.</p><p></p><p>If you want something that will keep things in your house running for days you need to look at gasoline, natural gas, or propane generators. The ones from Harbor Freight are inexpensive and surprisingly good quality.</p><p></p><p>Just remember to stock gas for them. I have about six 5 gallon Jerry cans treated with Pri-G. I stagger them one month apart on fills. So one can a month gets drained into a vehicle and then refilled. Since they are done every 6 months (Pri-G is good for a year but why wait until the last second?) it just keeps on rotating.</p><p></p><p>I have a small Yamaha 2000W inverter generator that is whisper quiet and will run for 10.5 hours on a gallon of gas at 1/4 load and produces very clean sine wave electricity so I trust my sensitive electronics like ham radios to it.</p><p></p><p>Next, I have a 6,500W generator from HF that can run my whole house HVAC (I had an electrician wire up my fuse box so I can pick the breakers I want to power) along with the fridge, lights, TVs, etc.</p><p></p><p>I exercise (run) both generators every other month and change the oil once a year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Veritas, post: 4170967, member: 55012"] "Solar Generator" is a marketing lie. There are very limited capacity (when used in the context of a gas generator), slow to recharge from solar panel, batteries that will help run a few small things like fans, LED lights, keep electronics charged etc. If you want something that will keep things in your house running for days you need to look at gasoline, natural gas, or propane generators. The ones from Harbor Freight are inexpensive and surprisingly good quality. Just remember to stock gas for them. I have about six 5 gallon Jerry cans treated with Pri-G. I stagger them one month apart on fills. So one can a month gets drained into a vehicle and then refilled. Since they are done every 6 months (Pri-G is good for a year but why wait until the last second?) it just keeps on rotating. I have a small Yamaha 2000W inverter generator that is whisper quiet and will run for 10.5 hours on a gallon of gas at 1/4 load and produces very clean sine wave electricity so I trust my sensitive electronics like ham radios to it. Next, I have a 6,500W generator from HF that can run my whole house HVAC (I had an electrician wire up my fuse box so I can pick the breakers I want to power) along with the fridge, lights, TVs, etc. I exercise (run) both generators every other month and change the oil once a year. [/QUOTE]
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