I bought a Honder EX350 for recharging the batteries because of it's
diminish size.
http://www.jps.net/vso/generator.htm
-Vince So
1989 Westfalia GL
1993 Miata
1997 LR Discovery

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of David Beierl
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 2:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Electrical - '90 Westy
>
>
> At 16:14 6/3/99 -0400, Ralph P. Geho wrote:
> >Help Please - any of you electrical types out there.
> >
> >I am purchasing a 1000w  Honda  EU1000 generator. Its Specs are:
> >
> >AC output: 120v  1000w  (1.0kva) max.,  900w  (0.9kva) rated
> >DC output:  12v,  100w  (8.3a) for charging 12v batteries
> >
> >I would like to be able to run the fridge and water pump, and maybe a
> >40w light bulb in the Westy on the 120vac from the Generator.
> >
> >The fridge says 120v,  7.0 / 0.7 amp
>
> You have about 7.5 amps output available from the generator (at 120 vac
> continuous).  The reefer uses about 0.7 amps (the 7.0 refers to 12vdc
> operation).  The 40 watt bulb uses about 0.3 amps for a total
> draw of about
> one amp.  That gives you half an amp to run your laptop computer and still
> be able to run the reefers and 40-watt bulbs on six other Vanagons.
>
>
> >Should the generator be able to handle this load?
>
> I think so <g>.
>
> david
>
> David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
>