Re: FW: FW: K3: KPA500 on a generator?

Posted by Jim Brown-10 on Feb 17, 2011; 7:56am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-KPA500-on-a-generator-tp6034216p6034976.html

On 2/16/2011 10:14 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
> The generator didn't like the highly varying load while running in Econo
> mode (it shuttered enough that it walked off the sidewalk and ended up on
> its side), but in normal "full out" mode it had no problems and neither did
> the amp.  It's an ideal 600W amp. for DXpeditions.

RIGHT.  I have the 6.5kVA Honda as a standby for my home in the
mountains. My biggest load are a couple of well motors. The 6500 runs
them OK in normal mode, but it WON'T run them in economy mode.

73, Jim K9YC
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