Honda EU20i Questions & Answers (page 5 of 5)

Gday Jack, no I have not seen any for sale around my area, maybe try Ebay as I sometimes see damaged ones there.

David...........

Hi Peter,
Have only used this facility once when I needed a quick charge. Unfortunately this was too slow for me. I believe it would be suited to Trickle Charging, say, overnight.
I run a plug in charger, NOT a digital version, as these wont start charging a FLAT battery. Hope this helps
Norm

Hi Alel,
I'm not sure if Honda prescribe a storage procedure, however as a mechanic I would do the following to store my own.
1. Start and run until operating temp is reached.
2. Drain oil and refil with normal engine oil you use.
3. Drain fuel tank. Start and run engine until it runs out of fuel in carburettor.
4. Remove spark plug, add a teaspoon of engine oil into the cylinder, pull starter cord several times to spread the oil around the cylinder.
5. Replace spark plug.
CAUTION. Remove spark plug and pull starter rope several times prior to restarting at end of storage to expell any excess oil.
Additionally, I would clean the air cleaner.

This is a question for Honda.
You do not provide sufficient information to give a reasoned answer. You will need to quote the AC input voltage and power (or amps drawn) of your welder. The 140Amp is presumably the alleged maximum power at the electrode which is likely to be at a low voltage DC.
I am not comfortable responding to this, however - I say NO the 20i is unlikely to cope with an inverter welder. If your welder has a 15amp plug on it then there is not a snowballs chance in hell that a 2KVA genny will cope.
Without prejudice or liability I suggest that you will need at the very least 3KVA not the slightly less than 2KVA which the EU20i delivers. In any event, depending on the sophistication of your welder (particularly if it is a basic cheapie) then it may trip a 3KVA genny.

Hi Richard,
Speaking as a mechanic, not an electrician, if you can run the welder from a standard household 240volt, 10 amp PowerPoint, then there should be no problem, either for the generator or the welder. My only concern is that when striking an arc, the outo throttle may be a fraction slow in responding. Be patient.
Regards,
Norm

Since it has a power output of 10amps, pretty much any domestic charger could be safely run. Buy a good quality electronically controlled charger and you should have no problem at all.

I've run an 50 amp Outback batteycharger from my Eu20i on caravanning expeditions for years now, if I don't have anything else running the 20i doesn't even change tone when I switch the charger on. I believe 50 amp is about the largest battery charger you can buy. My Eu20i will happily run it, the lights, the fridge, the microwave and television all at once, but not the airconditioner!, which is why I've now upgraded to a Eu30ihandy. I none the less didn't want to part with my 20i, and I still use it extensively (when I'm not using the airconditioner)

Hi there, I don't know the power consumption of your air conditioner, however the running power of mine, an air command, Wren, is approx 1200 watts. Start up is somewhat more. The eu20i is capable of handling about 10% overload for a few seconds. I have a 1800watt kettle which it handles with ease, but NOT with other appliances running. Lights are not an issue. Hope this helps.
Norm

I do not know the power requirement of that air conditioner so I can't give you an opinion. However the issue with appliances with an electric motor is the high power demand to start the motor. This will overload the generator. As the motor in an air conditioner is cycling on & off it will trip the overload protector.
Off the cuff I doubt that the 2kva gennie will do it.