choosing a <span class="highlight">Generator</span>

Hi Andy,

Yes you can plug a generator into the normal 240 v power inlet and I recommend either Honda or Yamaha because of the quality of the power they generate. Also because they are the quieter of any of the brands, although they certainly arent the cheapest.

The size to buy depends on what you intend to run while using it so have a look online at the websites where you should be able to find most of the information you are seeking.

Cheers,
Heather

If your Jayco is wired for 240 volt ,yes you can plug in a generator.Go into the site about generators on this site,they will tell your all about basic generators which tradespeople may use or "sinewave generators" which are required for fancy equipment like computers etc.We have a 2 KVA Kipor which runs our aircon and tv etc,goes well and is as quite as a Honda and much cheaper,mine runs for 8 hours under light load,pretty impressive,AND it only cost 1/2 what a Honda would cost,got it off Ebay ,brand new in original box and freight free.

Hi Ross and Cushla,


As mentioned above, an "inverter" or "pure sinewave" is what you need to look for. Honda and Yamaha are good brands, with a well established service and spare parts network around the country. Whilst you may pick up a cheap unit with similar specs, how will you go if you need to get it serviced or spare parts - this can be problematic. Also, the noise output on some of the chap units is much higher than the Honda/Yahama equivalents. Remember decibels is not a linear scale, so a small increase in decibels can result in much larger increase in actual noise.

Pure sinewave generators have an output which is just as good (if not better) than the power running into your house from the street. Some sensitive electronics, such as laptops, may not run/may get hot, running from a "modified sinewave/ squarewave" generator. You may get away with it and have no problems, but to cover your bases its best to go with a pure sinewave generator.

Remember, sinewave doesn't necessarily mean "pure sinewave", check the specifications carefully.

The size of generator you need will depend on the power consumption of the items you wish to run off it. Things like aircon an microwaves will eat power. Generators up to 2Kva are pretty compact, anything over this starts to get big and heavy.


Have a look at the Honda eu2000i to see if it meets your needs.


Nick