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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 215196" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>Hey SFN,</p><p></p><p>Someone recommended the <a href="https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-63584.html" target="_blank">Harbor Freight Predator 3500</a> generator in another forum the other day, and that got me to thinking. This generator is clearly aimed at the <a href="https://powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/eu3000is" target="_blank">Honda EU3000is</a>, which is about $2200 no matter where you buy it. For 1/3 the price, more or less, what do you get? I wanted to find out for personal reasons, and also because I thought it could be a great way to talk about how very dissimilar loudspeakers can have similar specs too. Long story short, the Predator 3500 can absolutely deliver the power, but with way more inconsistent noise depending on location and load, and also it was quite unreliable. Turns out it's not so hard to find you get what you pay for!</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]VZsyteMjOMw[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><strong>Related videos and Information:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Generator Noise Calibrated at Load: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZeJEicSEow&t=0s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4ZeJEicSEow</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trouble Starting: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c74G2466a8A&t=0s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/c74G2466a8A</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Output Voltage Trivia: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92oLyplLASo&t=0s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/92oLyplLASo</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frequency Integration (Dave Gunness live): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUUVOvLRryM&t=0s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cUUVOvLRryM</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human Ear Sensitivity: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGstUlFlcktHdXFJdFRHYzNXOVJialJiNUxoZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZTA3VFhON3ZDY2pxRDFTTTVVMWlWODYwTy1Ocy1xQnNjYjhpamhndEJTMFo0cWVMN21ETU14QzIzTDlodUlJOF9rRjlza05kSlVvN09ERnZKWWYwdDRaTFdudjVJc2hLSWtxQkFHWEpEMV9WSk0yYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEqual-loudness_contour" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-l...</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A-Weighting Curve: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2pESjh3Qnc1NGhoQ0VCQ2hUSkRWY1Z1OGRlZ3xBQ3Jtc0trMVpzelVrdWpiWm5RU0FwNl9jLXlCWTljNV9UaHExVXo4QUFoVmQ5OHFUdFN5WGZzT1pxT3JvaXVveXFIaFFfcXRkb3JEZFJvQXVXYXRsb3JoODctcWIxVDhqeVNEcVlDejNJcDE5a2J2WHFqQnlJWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FA-weighting" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-weigh...</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sound Level Metering: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlSZlNVTzhxV2g2RnhuQ0s2bHF3OUVfRzN0d3xBQ3Jtc0trRWhLcGx2MGZUR2VTQlFZNmxGam1KbW9YNkl6dzNvblBMMGU4UHlJSXNaZl9jci1zSlFfSFg2bTdlOHNSTy0wd1FZZTljc1VfUEtxczFmcTRrWVBjM0Zocmtsb3Z5N2xsS2pqa2txb1YxUjM3TGZfVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSound_level_meter" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_l...</a></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 215196, member: 4"] Hey SFN, Someone recommended the [URL='https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-watt-super-quiet-inverter-generator-63584.html']Harbor Freight Predator 3500[/URL] generator in another forum the other day, and that got me to thinking. This generator is clearly aimed at the [URL='https://powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/eu3000is']Honda EU3000is[/URL], which is about $2200 no matter where you buy it. For 1/3 the price, more or less, what do you get? I wanted to find out for personal reasons, and also because I thought it could be a great way to talk about how very dissimilar loudspeakers can have similar specs too. Long story short, the Predator 3500 can absolutely deliver the power, but with way more inconsistent noise depending on location and load, and also it was quite unreliable. Turns out it's not so hard to find you get what you pay for! [MEDIA=youtube]VZsyteMjOMw[/MEDIA] [B]Related videos and Information:[/B] [LIST] [*]Generator Noise Calibrated at Load: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZeJEicSEow&t=0s']https://youtu.be/4ZeJEicSEow[/URL] [*]Trouble Starting: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c74G2466a8A&t=0s']https://youtu.be/c74G2466a8A[/URL] [*]Output Voltage Trivia: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92oLyplLASo&t=0s']https://youtu.be/92oLyplLASo[/URL] [*]Frequency Integration (Dave Gunness live): [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUUVOvLRryM&t=0s']https://youtu.be/cUUVOvLRryM[/URL] [*]Human Ear Sensitivity: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGstUlFlcktHdXFJdFRHYzNXOVJialJiNUxoZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZTA3VFhON3ZDY2pxRDFTTTVVMWlWODYwTy1Ocy1xQnNjYjhpamhndEJTMFo0cWVMN21ETU14QzIzTDlodUlJOF9rRjlza05kSlVvN09ERnZKWWYwdDRaTFdudjVJc2hLSWtxQkFHWEpEMV9WSk0yYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEqual-loudness_contour']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-l...[/URL] [*]A-Weighting Curve: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2pESjh3Qnc1NGhoQ0VCQ2hUSkRWY1Z1OGRlZ3xBQ3Jtc0trMVpzelVrdWpiWm5RU0FwNl9jLXlCWTljNV9UaHExVXo4QUFoVmQ5OHFUdFN5WGZzT1pxT3JvaXVveXFIaFFfcXRkb3JEZFJvQXVXYXRsb3JoODctcWIxVDhqeVNEcVlDejNJcDE5a2J2WHFqQnlJWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FA-weighting']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-weigh...[/URL] [*]Sound Level Metering: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlSZlNVTzhxV2g2RnhuQ0s2bHF3OUVfRzN0d3xBQ3Jtc0trRWhLcGx2MGZUR2VTQlFZNmxGam1KbW9YNkl6dzNvblBMMGU4UHlJSXNaZl9jci1zSlFfSFg2bTdlOHNSTy0wd1FZZTljc1VfUEtxczFmcTRrWVBjM0Zocmtsb3Z5N2xsS2pqa2txb1YxUjM3TGZfVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSound_level_meter']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_l...[/URL] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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