Field Day Power Topics

Last year I made three posts about power in the generator category all related to issues we had with generators, UPS devices (why they don’t like some generators) and a thought about that dang fuel cap on the Honda EU2000.

If you are using generators at your Field Day please have a look at these posts for some previous lessons learned…

The Honda Inverter generators are, by far, the most fantastic generators ever to hit the market. Even with that fuel cap issue, they are still worth it. So very quite and such clean power… nice.

GL

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APC UPS Compatible with Honda EU2000

During our Field Day 2008, we experimented with many power options. Since it is a well known fact many UPS devices are not compatible with the power generated by certain generators, we will report the combinations that work.
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Fuel Cap on Honda EU2000 Will Shut Off Generator

The manual for the Honda EU2000 clearly states this, but you need to be sure you adjust that little circular knob on the Fuel Cap to the operating position or the generator will certainly quit after a few minutes operation.

Fuel cap with knob on Honda EU2000 Generator

Fuel cap with knob on Honda EU2000 Generator

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