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Call it 1hp per 400 watts of output. You'd need to remove the gear box/otherwise adapt the engine's ~3600rpm to the generator's required input. Him varying the engine speed making 59-62hz talking about the feature not requiring using a brain for engine speed is comical. Same with spending $5k...

True, I hadn't considered mentioning that. I was speaking more in general than specifically for Burn's setup. I made a parallels setup for my pair of 9500s, but this week when the power briefly went out I did like Burn and grabbed the little generator and extension cord to run the network and...

There's the option where you disconnect the house from the grid (main breaker) which opens the interlock to flip the breaker that allows you to backfeed the house via an exterior plug that connects to the generator in a compliant way.

I bought a few inverter generators last year from Harbor Freight. The little guy is good for running 3kW @ 120v and weighs ~100lb, light enough to load solo by hand. The bigger units are each good for 7.6kW @ 240v and weigh around 250lb. Being inverter based, they can be paralleled to combine...

It doesn’t matter how smart you are, what matters is who will manage it when you aren’t able. I’m not a big safety type, more of the remove safety stickers and thin the herd. That doesn’t apply when a significant other or offspring handles the switching and prevents a lineman from getting home...

A manual transfer switch is just a poka-yoke... seems worth it to me.

So less than a half mile and you... what? :P

I put that in the freezer last week, I’d hate for the power to go out and we have to cook that much to keep it from spoiling😂. This thread is a solid reminder to plan.

The Harbor Freight inverter generators are also well reviewed... generators are probably something I should look into more.