I was wondering if the guru's on this board could help me out.
I currently have a 2.5 k inverter running on 4 x 12volt batteries. But as many of you know the blackouts seem to be coming back. And the amount of electricity that the inverter gets is sometimes not enough to recharge the batteries. So I'm debating on getting a generator to back-up the inverter.
These are my options:
A Coleman Maxa Powermate 5000 watt with a 10hp motor. The price is $399
or
A Coleman Mega Pulse 1850 watt. The price is $299
Will the smaller unit be sufficent to recharge the batteries?
Are these prices a good deal?
Or should I pay the extra $100 and get the 5000 watt unit?
Does anyone have experience with Coleman generators?
Speed is of the essense since these are sale prices and I don't think they will last for more than a day or two?
I currently have a 2.5 k inverter running on 4 x 12volt batteries. But as many of you know the blackouts seem to be coming back. And the amount of electricity that the inverter gets is sometimes not enough to recharge the batteries. So I'm debating on getting a generator to back-up the inverter.
These are my options:
A Coleman Maxa Powermate 5000 watt with a 10hp motor. The price is $399
or
A Coleman Mega Pulse 1850 watt. The price is $299
Will the smaller unit be sufficent to recharge the batteries?
Are these prices a good deal?
Or should I pay the extra $100 and get the 5000 watt unit?
Does anyone have experience with Coleman generators?
Speed is of the essense since these are sale prices and I don't think they will last for more than a day or two?