>>151325I bought two of them for $300. Kinda couldn't say no to the offer. Construction company went out of business, they had the two of these and 8 of the bigger 6kW units. I'd have bought everything they had if I didn't have a truck full of shit already.
One ran well, but was -extremely- dirty. Pulled it all apart, cleaned it all up, and it's been my primary gen since. The second looked like it had some oil starvation issues. I can get it to run, but it doesn't run well and I have to fight the stepper from throttle hunting. So it's my parts generator. Next time I feel spunky I'll probably check all the sensors or swap the carb; I swapped inverters between the two so I know it's not the inverter/controller module (whew, $$$).
Like I said, the biggest thing is not letting them warm up before you load it.
Starting/stopping an inductive load like a drill or saw is really hard on the inverter. For this application you're better off going with a 3600RPM gen, even with the eco-mode off you're still putting wildly different current requirements on the inverter assy. (Stopping an inductive load puts a big reverse-current spike on the line, between people using/abusing cheap tools on gensets they don't really understand, I suspect that's what kills a lot of the inverter modules.)
Hondas are great generators, no doubt. But you also pay a lot more for them. Around here the lowest I've seen them go for is $800. When I saw these two come up for $300, and knowing I can do the repairs on it myself, it was kind of a no-brainer.
