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Originally Posted by PopBeavers
fwiw, my Honda 2000 generator will run for 45 minutes on a pint of regular gas and is very quiet. I typically run it for 45 minutes every other day. I have never measure how many amps the converter can put into the batteries.
I have never measured how much gas my GMC 2500HD would use in an hour while idling. I do know that on a good day I can get 13 mpg. 11 when towing.
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I did measure the current input to the batteries on my 2720. For the first 15-30 minutes my
original converter put out 12A to the batteries then dropped to about 5-6A. That's the reason that I mounted my new converter closer to the batteries.
The new converter put out ~27A for the 1st 15-30 minutes then dropped to ~8A then after the bulk charge it dropped to 2A while mounted where the old converter was.
When I moved the new converter closer to the batteries, it would start out at 45+A then settle to the same 8A & 2A charge.
Now I have solar so it's a mute point but when I was running the generator to charge the batteries, it was a fairly big deal (to me
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