what do i need to know about portable generator

portable generator are made for special reasons one of which is to  provide power in case of absent of the mains supply.

  A portable generator is a complete machine on it own , there are many things that you will need to know about this portable generators, we are going to consider  8 essential features common among all portable generators

Size

Power output

Noise level

fuel

Portability

Weight

Running time

Portability

 All portable generator are not of the same size, they are rated based on the amount of electric load they can support at a time, a 1000 watt generator , is not of the same capacity as 2000 watt generator, likewise a 10 000 watt generator is not of same capacity as 20 000 watt generator.

 Generators has two ratings, a starting watt and a running watt, a starting watt is maximum power required by the generator to start while the running watt is the amount of load the generator can support.

Noise level, portable generator are meant for home use , quieter one are better, generators has noise ratings; a 60 decibels is considered normal, anything above this  is noisy.

The next thing to consider is running time, running time is number of hours a generator will run continuously when on full fuel tank.  Running time are rated in hours.

The next factor to consider is weight, how heavy a generator is very important, a light weight portable generator is more portable  than a heavy weight generator. Portable generator are mostly within the ranges of 50 to 200 pounds.

Portability, mostly portable generator have either a carrying handle or  wheel tyres.  Very light weight has carrying handles while slightly heavy ones have never flat wheels.