INVERTER GENERATOR What's the DIFFERENCE between an INVERTER GENERATOR and a regular generator?

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INVERTER GENERATOR What's the DIFFERENCE between an INVERTER GENERATOR and a regular generator?

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TOOLMAN TIM'S WORKSHOP

Күн бұрын

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@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Check out my GENERATOR Video Playlist kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJ1_g7uKzMnal2Q.html

@williamirizarry1113 8 ай бұрын

I like the comment, “two is one, one is none and three is guaranteed”. Very well applied in this scenario. 👍🏻

@nexus2lexus 8 күн бұрын

Same. I like to go by, "a pair and a spare"

@trayhenson609 Жыл бұрын

All over KZfaq, and Noone could explain it as well as you have. Thank you sir great video.

@charbelazar686 4 күн бұрын

i wish all youtube videos where this explanatory and to the point like this! i'm sold

@DashiellParr411 19 күн бұрын

Excellent info! I have the harbor freight inverter generator you show on top. Bought it for a hurricane here in Florida 2 years ago. Super quiet and starts on first pull every time so far. Just got it out this past weekend for Hurricane Debby 2024 after one year of storage, started on first pull!

@TMAFabricationServices 25 күн бұрын

Good information I’m a DuroMax generator dealer and I get this question all the time so I will be linking your videos and it breaks it down to where the average person can understand it.

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 24 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words and for sharing my content. I haven't tried a duromax yet but I have heard good things and have plans to pick one up in the next year or so to do some in depth reviews on.

@bryanch4343 Сағат бұрын

Love my Duromax 10K genset

@bryanch4343 Сағат бұрын

Wishing I had the propane adapter

@SirValiantIII Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. Had been trying to figure this out and this was by far and away the most clear and concise out of a dozen articles and a handful of videos I checked first. Thanks!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir I do my best to take this "complicated" topics and make them understandable for myself, and then turn around and try to share them with you all.

@tomkruze2749 16 күн бұрын

Outstanding! Incredibly informative Thank You God Bless

@paulinedavis8734 Жыл бұрын

You’re a great teacher Toolman Tim, why because you made a confusing topic SIMPLE to understand... Thanks !!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pauline these are the type of comments I love getting. Have a great day

@jafet48pr Жыл бұрын

Great video Tim. I would like to add if you are going to be a long time using it. Like When hurricane Maria hits PR. We were 4 months without electric power and I spent a lot of money on gasoline. Like $300 or $400 monthly. If money isn't a problem for you another thing you need to think about is that probably isn't going to be gasoline available at least at the beggining of the emergency. I have both types of generators, but if you need to choose one go with the inverter you will spend less $ on gasoline and survived with less fuel.

@bridgetrose6710 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome and a great way to explain difference, I'm a supervisor AT HFT and you made it so much easier for me to explain difference between the inverted and regular generator!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@kentuckysustainableliving3583 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. You make it simple for people to understand the differences

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kentucky

@wilsoneashoian5789 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video and so informative. I am an electrical engineer, and I say this is great educational video. Keep in mind duel fuels with propane is much better than gas, but it produce less W.

@Scarywoody Жыл бұрын

I'm finally breaking down and getting a generator. This video was loads of help. I went inverter Genny.

@rickreid81 6 ай бұрын

Excellent, Excellent video!!! I didn't know the difference until now. Thanks 4 making this easy to understand! You hit it out of the park

@dougcutler4948 4 сағат бұрын

Thank you! I learned something today.

@kylewhisenant9412 12 күн бұрын

I believe at some point our grid system will fail by a Foe but you should make a video on that

@philippusviridi6527 3 ай бұрын

Great video that answered all my questions thank you.

@juanfranciscogarza7384 Ай бұрын

Muchas gracias por la explicacion muy completa e informativa me educo muy Bien sobre El tema gracias!!

@user-nn5fm9sc5d 7 ай бұрын

Excellent information. So concise while hitting all the key points!!!

@armyfazer1410 Ай бұрын

Clear and concise info. I was wondering if it was worth the extra $$. I think it is for my uses.

@raymond3722 Ай бұрын

Very concise and precise.

@rayduffy475 Жыл бұрын

Hey man...very grateful for your information...you simplified for me....invertor is for me....thankyou

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray those are the type of comments that mean the most to a contact creator. Have a great day.

@user-no8wm3fi1g 4 ай бұрын

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Good video. Is there an adapter that çan be added to an open face generator that can clean the signal?

@bewusstseine8171 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that was quick and clear. You did great. Thank you.

@rjzlwop3153 Жыл бұрын

I really like the video. Thank you for sharing, but couldn’t you just get a surge protector to plug your electronic all devices into to save them?

@Love76157 Ай бұрын

Hi Tim, I love your video to tell the different. How do I know which generator I should buy to run the whole house (5 ton central AC + some lights and basic Eletronic stuff)?

@gsftom Жыл бұрын

Great video. Have heard these terms before and no clue what they meant. Keep sharing what u learn. Subscribed.

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom welcome to the workshop and if you ever have any topic ideas for videos, throw at me, I’ll work them in the schedule at some point

@fredkelly4649 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video i needed to know this just got a new RV thanks Inverter it is.

@dlc2724 Жыл бұрын

You need to test the fireman generator because they also put out cleaner power then the older generators. I've ran my 52" smart tv about 200 hrs on the regular newer generators. Since 2017 through FL hurricane seasons no problems on of my electronics.

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

The limited testing I’ve done so far all electronics have ran fine according to firman the Total harmonic distortion is 11-14% which is high but hasn’t caused any problems yet.

@smky143 10 сағат бұрын

Same thoughts, I have that genny and put my scope on it and it is about a clean sine as I have seen .

@jimsmith556 7 ай бұрын

Some inverter generators are open frame. They are open frame because they need the room for a larger motor to produce higher power at 240A. That way they can be used as a whole house electrical supply. Champion and Duracell both make open frame inverter generators with >6000 watt output. Also some new appliances, stoves, fridges, have circuit boards that can be damaged by a standard generator.

@jphearn Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video - this is helpful. Question about running generators parallel - can I run two different wattage inverter generators parallel or do they need to be the same wattage?

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Ай бұрын

Typically no most times they need tj be the same generator along with the same branded parallel box

@WRL218 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Everything you need to know, and to the point.

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@DrSimSauve Жыл бұрын

Nice video and general explanation. Kudos sir!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. These are my absolute favorite comment. I work hard on these videos to make them top quality and I appreciate you taking the time to stop and say something.

@yolo_burrito Жыл бұрын

A traditional generator has to run at 3600 rpm’s (or 1800 but not in portables) to get 60hz output.

@GusScottExley 6 ай бұрын

What an absolutely perfect video! thank you for making this.

@chaosangelx13 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this explanation

@Raptorbaja Жыл бұрын

Thank u for the nice info easily explained!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

No problem

@thomhorlacher Ай бұрын

Thanx Tim, very helpful brother

@glennwood3912 Ай бұрын

Really good content. I already have an open frame generator. Can I get an inverter to run the power through to clean it up? Do you already have a video on this?

@rolfehlksvk 11 күн бұрын

Good information (great T-Shirt)

@RedFlyerMedia Жыл бұрын

Great info! Thank you Toolman Tim!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks red flyer

@Greenegoat 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information!

@jma7617 7 ай бұрын

Great explanation. Earned a subscriber. Answered all my questions. In your opinion, open frame generator ok to run welder? Or would the dirty electricity mess it up?

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 7 ай бұрын

In my opinion yes it should be more than fine

@jma7617 7 ай бұрын

@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Thank you very much

@BigShay1977 Ай бұрын

Excellent explanation!

@suemee1328 8 ай бұрын

Clear & understandable. Thanks!!

@tjmooney4181 Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@summitsusie 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I currently have an open frame generator - super loud for my neighbors when using as power our townhouse during outages. My take from your video is that with the inverter generator, I can still connect it to my transfer switch just as I do with the open frame, but it will be much quieter - correct?

@ryanborden Жыл бұрын

This was everything I needed. Thank you!

@user-bp1md5cs1h 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I appreciate the information

@everettballenger7880 9 ай бұрын

Hi Tim, great video. You may be able to help where others have failed. I have an RV with a Onan 4000 generator. Trouble I am having the Xantrex inverter does not like the Onan, and will not charge the house batteries. It works fine on shore power. I hooked up my Honda eu2000i to the Xantrex and it is working fine, charging the batteries as it should. Is it possible to "clean up" the power coming from the Onan - thanks so much.

@soufsideswang Ай бұрын

so what about open Frame inverter generators as opposed to closed frame inverter generators, would the only benefit be the noise at that end?

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Ай бұрын

Yes that’s basically it and they tend to be a bit quieter something I missed covering in this video time for me to do a new one :)

@jaygee471 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job on your explanation. Thank you for the video kind sir.

@micahhowell4432 5 ай бұрын

Very informative video and just what I needed!

@babybugspaw7085 Ай бұрын

Great explanation!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@zeodark2761 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the info

@chrisdiggs2237 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thanks

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@np1000 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation, thank you.

@ColdWarPrepper Жыл бұрын

Great information, thanks for sharing - have not heard the best of reviews from Harbor Freight stuff, but, if you think its ok, I'll give it another look.

@markashlock9017 Жыл бұрын

Next to Honda, the best generator in its class on the market. And about half the price.

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

So I just recently picked up my first hf gnerator the 3500 watt inverter and my initial thoughts are really good especially for the features you get at a much lower price point. A lot of my friends inside prepping circles speak rather highly of them.

@leandroaudije6253 Жыл бұрын

Hello Sir Tim, thank you so much much for yhis info. I just wondering how about the maintenance of both generator? is it the same or there is cheaper and expensive side? thanks

@raff9938 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

@SnakeAndTurtleQigong Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@MrAmolina Ай бұрын

what about if you want it for house backup energy? You basically will run it through main breaker? would that be somewhat cleaner when you connect from the wall? Or if not, what about if you put a UPS in front of the wall and the computer for example?

@travisd7888 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great info- thank you!😃😃

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@arpfre 12 күн бұрын

Is there an add on system we can plug in to an open frame generator to convert it's output in to pure sinewave?

@michachwesewicz6698 10 ай бұрын

the best video in this topic in the internet

@jimgill5706 7 ай бұрын

Good information. Thanks.

@stevenmerlock9971 Күн бұрын

Generators with UPS battery backups will clean up the power really nice. Inverters also sip fuel. FWIW - city power stinks it’s more of a modified sine-wave very blockie you can spend big$ for power filters / modulators to clean things up. Some household appliances (washers, dryers and microwaves) they eat electricity - heck even a toaster noms energy

@CrashBr0 Жыл бұрын

I'm no expert, but I've ran across some people online that seem to know what they are talking about. These people are of the opinion that the newer, modern, NON-inverter generators aren't as bad for electronics as the old school ones.

@-paganless2-432 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I also read that a modern generator with a good voltage regulator is not that bad for electronics. I still got an inverter generator for fuel efficiency and the noise suppression.

@Asidebar Жыл бұрын

I would rather pay the extra amount for a Honda inverter generator tha is clearly the best and not risk damage to my equipment. I have a Honda generator that is 20 years old still guns when needed.

@markashlock9017 Жыл бұрын

Great info Tim. Wanted to let you know that at least at Harbor Freight, they have Open Frame, “Inverter” Generators. They run about 35% less than the closed frame ones. Clean power, cheaper, but lots more noise!

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks mark I’ll check those out. I’ve been noticing more open framed inverter generators on the market as of late

@np1000 Жыл бұрын

Yes I bought a Champion Inverter Generator and looks identical to my old regular generator.

@karlryan6185 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for explanation of differences. Want to go with inverter. One qu, looked thru Playlist - do you have anything reviewing/recommending various brand, model options? Thanks again.

@hadassahjacksonchannel6971 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@bryanhall1028 Ай бұрын

Tim, can't I just add a line conditioner or surge protectors for sensitive/smart electronics and save $ with an open frame gen.?

@handle67574 4 ай бұрын

Will the crate generator also potentially fry my electronics if I run it through a transfer switch vs directly from the crate generator.

@scottsworld21 7 ай бұрын

Great video explanation!

@ajmonroe7222 3 ай бұрын

very helpful thank u

@franknielsen3562 6 ай бұрын

Great video, I want a generator that is light, but can power my house, ac with soft start, small freezer, 2 refrigerators and some lights. I hardly ever have black outs. The weight and being able to use for camping. AC is not needed if weight is a factor. Does this one come with a 220 plug? I had a Generac 3500 watt generator power my old house with 2 freezers and 2 frig’s wiyh no problem.

@hadassahjacksonchannel6971 6 ай бұрын

I’m hoping that one day they can make generators run off water. They have buses that run off water they should make generators run off water it would be amazing if they could do that

@user-lk5rb4cn4l 27 күн бұрын

Soon Very Soon we will be on the Aether grids natural FREE energy Tesla Free energy coming...

@frankm2588 9 күн бұрын

But isn't it the case that the open frame ones are 240V and the inverters 120. I have one of both and a transfer switch that is set up for 240.

@concepcionrivera8532 Ай бұрын

Which would be best for a home when electric power goes out. We got a inverter and it has some limits on power tools and only one is plugged in outlet.

@CMenzy Жыл бұрын

Another TMT vid saved to my prepping file. And did you say dirty Jaggy Power 😜

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother jaggy and yea I did say dirty jaggy power lol

@weloveups831 2 ай бұрын

If you run in parallel can you get a 240 output. So you can run both phases of your home load center?

@Electronzap Жыл бұрын

Good info.

@brosrcool 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@concepcionrivera8532 Ай бұрын

Where is the savings if you have to bye two inverters to make up the difference in power needed. You could look at this in having bye double gas and oil use when having to use both at the same time ?

@miguelvela2430 Жыл бұрын

Only thing I need to know is how far away can it be from your camping tent and does it throw same amount of fumes in the air or less

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Жыл бұрын

Same fumes when running at full power but you want to be a minimum 10’ from your gennie and not be down wind from it to be safe

@miguelvela2430 Жыл бұрын

@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP thank you

@supermfduke9223 2 ай бұрын

Great information

@therenboster3024 Жыл бұрын

Would a good surge protector clean that jagged sine wave up some?

@Gralldila 2 ай бұрын

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP if using for a Whole Home Backup with a Inlet and Say a Smart Home Panel like a EcoFlow2 Panel, is the Cleaner Energy Needed over RaW Power?

@BuyBillboardads 4 ай бұрын

Question: does the BATTERY charge on the Predator 3500 inverter when operating??? I can’t find answers anywhere!? Or does the battery have so many cranks and have to replace???

@6-Iron Ай бұрын

So if it outputs DC then it will not run electronics. They all use AC and convert it to low voltage DC via onboard PSU or a power brick. What am I missing?

@aaronhargrove903 2 ай бұрын

I want a tri-fuel fuel injected inverter generator with at least 9000W. I have found one manufacturer (Genmax). Is that a good brand?

@j.p.4541 Ай бұрын

Hi Tim, great generator review. We live in TX and just got our power back. Our home has natural gas and we are looking to purchase a generator. We have a 2 story home about 2800 sq. ft. however the high cost of a dedicated standby unit is out of our budget. Are there any portable natural gas generators that you could recommend? New subscriber!

@davidchristopher800 Ай бұрын

I'm here in Houston with you. I think even if you can afford it, it is ridiculous to pay $20, 000 for a standby generator, rather than $450 for a 3500 watt trifuel natural gas generator. The only difference is when the electricity goes out, you have to get up out of your chair and switch to generator and pull the starter rope 3 times. There's also lots of upkeep on big standby generators. I got a few walmart $140 window ACs and I'm good to go. I did not get inverter generator. During hurricane , neighbors better not complain about noise. Tim has video on hooking up to gas; and if you want to, my friend says electric hook up to breaker panel is easy too. I got good quality surge protector power strip to feel safer about computers....

@j.p.4541 Ай бұрын

@@davidchristopher800Thank you Brother much appreciated. I opted for a 14.5kw generator. In natural gas mode it’s at 11,600 watts which I believe would be enough to run one 3 ton AC Unit, a fridge, TV and a few LED lights. It’s a beast but I think it should e enough to keep us cool, fed and entertained.

@USCG.Brennan 8 ай бұрын

Good video, but I still. have a question. If I use my open frame generator and have a surge protector in use for my electronics, is this OK or are my electronics still in danger of being ruined?

@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP 8 ай бұрын

So no, all the surge protector does is protect a device from a quick high power surge. The problem with a non-inverter generator is that the power isn’t clean so instead of a smooth wave form, it looks more like lightning bolts to an extent and the powers up and down it’s the fluctuation in power that will rapidly shorten the life of electronics

@USCG.Brennan 8 ай бұрын

@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP THANKS for the quick answer. Much appreciated!

@mariogrenier7707 Жыл бұрын

Hello . Talking to you about changing the oil and filter... are you talking about the oil filter? if so i have a firman TO 4073 generator, i would like to know if it has an oil filter? Thank you and congratulations for the good work. Mario from Mirabel QC Canada.

@noelscionracerable 4 ай бұрын

You can now get big generators with low THD which puts more power than inverters. More expensive though like inverters. Plus and minus but like its quiet and portable followed by the ability to be paired

@CybekCusal 9 ай бұрын

RPM not RPMs. It's already plural. R= Revolutions.

@talesofafrika 2 ай бұрын

You goofed 😂😂😂it's RPM's

@CybekCusal 2 ай бұрын

@@talesofafrika well no. Apostrophe is for possessive tense and that's definitely wrong. In addition, no it's not RPMs. Do you say feets? I don't think so. We don't add s to something that is already plural.