Can this generator run electronic equipment such as computers and TV's? What is THD?
195118
Yes, it's the same as the power from the power company. I would suggest using surge protectors as you should already be using.
195119
Yes, but you should always have a surge suppressor on your electronic device. I use a combo battery/surge suppressor on mine but they are a little pricey $100 - $200. You really don't need anything that big as long as you have a good surge suppressor you will be fine.
195120
It certainly can, our home was the only one with our stuff running when everyone else lost power in our neighborhood
195121
It can run electronics, but I would run it through a UPS to insure steady current.
195122
VERY low harmonic Distortion once under a very small load of 30 + watts. Under that it has about 4%, over 30+ watts draw on the gen its almost utility grade power up to about 4800 watts than the THD gets bad in a progressive rate to over 7% in the full load with a volt drop of 7 volts from the unloaded ( under 30 watts) run voltage of 122 VAC. Never START this gen with a load of ANY KIND already on it unless your have it feeding a UPS.POKY AKA, Madashell
195123
VERY low harmonic Distortion once under a very small load of 30 + watts. Under that it has about 4%, over 30+ watts draw on the gen its almost utility grade power up to about 4800 watts than the THD gets bad in a progressive rate to over 7% in the full load with a volt drop of 7 volts from the unloaded ( under 30 watts) run voltage of 122 VAC. Never START this gen with a load of ANY KIND already on it unless your have it feeding a UPS. POKY AKA, Madashell
187079
It is powerful enough to run a small rv refrigerator, I haven't actually pushed it to any limit. I currently have 1-50" Samsung LED TV, 1-32" Samsung TV, a Canon combo printer, a Playstatin 3 and a laptop running on it currently in a mobile office. And barely touching it's potential.
799138
I never tried it. But if you don't pull the full and continuous output from this power supply, the generator should be able to run this equipment. Chung
980986
Hi Russell,You could,but you would have to run 12 volt wire up by the tv and plug the satellite into a converter box. But why do that? You only need the power to lower and raise and you could do,that with your generator.
1614597
If you're concerned about "sensitive electronic equipment", run them through an APC/UPC power-protection-battery-backup-surge-protection unit. You probably are using one of those anyway, in your house, with your computer equipment?.. to protect against power surges and power-off-situations? That should help provide stable power for whatever you're using.
484566
Sure you can,computers,clocks etc. things that need back up power only. Amplifiers and other devises not so good.
60857
Here is what I found on the web... Clean Power &lt;7% THD. Not sure if it's @ full load or not.
2039937
It was advertised to perform the ability of running a home refrigerator. I have not tried it. However, it ran my AC, small fridge, outlets, and a small flat screen TV in our camper trailer while traveling. Do I think it will take care of your needs? yes!
1905413
Total harmonic distortion for this generator is around 5% or less. The answer below is about sound-- THD is NOT sound level. It measures how clean the output is.
1745676
You can, but the power is not clean enough to protect sensitive electronics. If you have a cheapo TV that you want to watch when tailgating, sure, give it a shot, but powering you main house TV directly, I wouldn't. I use a power conditioner,but really, if you want a generator for electronics, go with an inverter generator, the power from those is very clean.
1746707
Yes, I believe it will. Pretty much anything in the 10k to 15k draws quite a bit of amperage. I made sure mine were plugged into a plugs that were pretty much isolated. You definitely do not wand it plugged into a line that also runs computers, TV's, stereos, etc. It will cause undue wear on those, or anything with an electronic brain and could cause an early death. (Seen it.) Sometimes by just re-arranging appliances you can even things out and save yourself a headache later on.
313961
Hi, as long as a generator can put out the 110-120 V and be careful about spikes, yes a generator will run anything. This is common when caterers have machines set up at parties and such they use generators. Spag's Espresso
309999
Hi. I don't know generators but this unit doesn't use much power. I have it plugged into a socket that has many other things running. Only time I blew a breaker was when I had a space heater going on the same breaker.. plus a tv and my electric blanket. Whoops. I would think any generator that could handle 110 would handle this. Probably better to think bigger. I live in the mountains and the power goes out quite a bit. I use my Friedrich but when power goes out here I use a Lennox wood stove for heat and cooking. Also.. if the unit you are asking about has a cool feature.. that is a selling feature. It has heat.. cool and dehumidify. I had mine permanently installed by my computer desk. I would think you need to research the generator you are looking at first. How much power does it supply. If it only supplies a light bulb I doubt it would work. My unit requires a circuit rating of 15 amp and 125 volt. I would think you should look at the generator rating and see if it meets.. or better.. exceeds that rating. I hope that helps.
351649
The Generator is about 1600 watts continuous and 2000 surge. The total watts has to be less than 1600. Space heaters draw a lot of power. I have a small one that has two levels, 750 watts and 1500 watts. As you can see on the 1500 watt setting there isn't much room left. I think this generator would power a refrigerator and small TV easily. The heater depends on the wattage.
1480862
well you may find you need more than 200 watt transformer. i got a 500 and run all my U.S. stuff on it. ie TV, laptop.. hard drives :)... ps stay away from the one with the usb port. its junk.....
142375
I had an old 1700 watt generator during sandy. It powered my fridge and a bunch of other small things. The 3000 watt inverter isn't overkill tho. It won't draw more power than it needs. Battery needs to be good and charged as much as needed. Car alternator at least. Cables need to be thick for 3000 watts.
1298640
I it is meant for electronics. Not higher amp appliances. It will keep them running for while until power comes back on. How long depends on how many items are attached. But don't expect any ups to run more than 30 to an hour.