I use this guy to supplement my solar panels in the winter. It does 30a, I haven’t had an issue running the microwave and ac off it simultaneously. I just finished my second year with it, so far it’s just needed an oil change.

  • Frater Mus@lemmy.sdf.orgM
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    1 year ago

    Whatever I happen to have extra of

    A man after my own heart.

    running 4-8 hours a day, averaging 10 amps or so

    Have you observed a power output level where the genny is most fuel-efficient ($/kWh or whatever)?

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      1 year ago

      I never did the math that far down. There aren’t many weeks where I needed to run it every day. The lower your draw the better has been my rule of thumb.

      I have a couple jackery batteries that I keep topped off in addition to my solar system. The jackery stuff has it’s own solar panels that I can run through a window in fair weather. That stuff, $/kWh, is the ay cheaper. But of course it has a huge up front investment.