Posted by Jim on June 20, 2010, 8:43 pm
It should put out a pure sine wave if working correctly.
>Dan Lanciani wrote:
>> I picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent
>> lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load I notice that the lights
>> flicker slightly but annoyingly. For a normal generator I'd let it slide,
>> but I thought the point of these inverter designs was "clean" power. Is
>> slight flickering typical of the iX2000 or did I get a bad one?
>>
>> Dan Lanciani
>> ddl@danlan.*com
>Inverters put out a crappy sign wave. Looks like a stepped pyramid.
Posted by Chief Two Eagles on June 20, 2010, 8:11 am
On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:51:05 +0000, Dan Lanciani wrote:
> picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent
> lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load I notice that the lights
> flicker slightly but annoyingly. For a normal generator I'd let it
> slide, but I thought the point of these inverter designs was "clean"
> power. Is slight flickering typical of the iX2000 or did I get a bad
> one?
Should not flicker. But most generators specify not to return it to the
point of sale if there are problems. Call the number in your owner's
pamphlet before you do anything.
Posted by ransley on June 20, 2010, 8:26 pm
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:51:05 +0000, Dan Lanciani wrote:
> > picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent
> > lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load I notice that the lights
> > flicker slightly but annoyingly. For a normal generator I'd let it
> > slide, but I thought the point of these inverter designs was "clean"
> > power. Is slight flickering typical of the iX2000 or did I get a bad
> > one?
> Should not flicker. But most generators specify not to return it to the
> point of sale if there are problems. Call the number in your owner's
> pamphlet before you do anything.
If he just bought it he should return it, those call us first
statements are to avoid getting the unit returned to the company ,
rather you go through months of new parts.
Posted by steamer on June 20, 2010, 11:42 am
--Next time you buy a genny (and there will be a next time!)
research the brand, re: service and spare parts. I bought a used RV with an
ailing Generac and I found it was *impossible* to get a response from
Generac. Best I've been able to determine: the company's been absorbed into
another company and new co doesn't give a shit. Also there's no place in
*my* neck of the woods that will service it. Get a better brand next time;
what's that quote... '..the bitterness of poor quality remains long after
the sweetness of low price is forgotten'. Heh.
--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Didja see my stuff
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : at 2010 Maker Faire??
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---
Posted by Tony on June 20, 2010, 12:00 pm
Dan Lanciani wrote:
> I picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent
> lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load I notice that the lights
> flicker slightly but annoyingly. For a normal generator I'd let it slide,
> but I thought the point of these inverter designs was "clean" power. Is
> slight flickering typical of the iX2000 or did I get a bad one?
>
> Dan Lanciani
> ddl@danlan.*com
If it doesn't put out a real sine wave instead of a stepped one you
could probably do better with a cheaper brushless AC generator.
>> I picked one of these up at Lowes to temporarily power some incandescent
>> lights. With a couple of hundred watts of load I notice that the lights
>> flicker slightly but annoyingly. For a normal generator I'd let it slide,
>> but I thought the point of these inverter designs was "clean" power. Is
>> slight flickering typical of the iX2000 or did I get a bad one?
>>
>> Dan Lanciani
>> ddl@danlan.*com
>Inverters put out a crappy sign wave. Looks like a stepped pyramid.