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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Manchester" data-source="post: 32212" data-attributes="member: 82">Re: Power Inverters+1 I wouldn&#039;t do it for a few reasons:-added wear and tear on the truck engine from running for several hours-Automotive Inverters can be weird with their output waveforms, grounding, buzz, etc.-Large engine running all day to produce a fairly small amount of power-You can dry hire rent out a generator, it&#039;s harder with a truck-Generator is easier to hide behind a stage, and some shows I have worked, the fire marshall won&#039;t allow vehicles on site while the grounds are open to the public-If your truck dies at the show, not only do you lose power, but you are stuck thereThe Honda EU3000i&#039;s really are what they claim to be, they are pretty good for speaker on stick + sub rigs. If you need more capacity they make a cable to link it over to a second unit. You might see if there are any rental houses that have EU3000i&#039;s around you. That way you can own one, and rent a second one when you need the additional capacity. You could *also* probably get an inexpensive 3000W inverter used on Ebay or Craigslist and put it in your truck, that way if the generator goes out, you have a back up. If you want a really awesome solution, you may want to look on Ebay or salvage yards for a 7-10KW small diesel generator from a boat or RV. Our local municipal stage has a 7KW ONAN diesel built into it with a California single phase output and that little thing rocks! I&#039;ve considered buying one and mounting it to a small trailer or cart with maybe a 20 gallon fuel tank. You can run a fairly sizable rig with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tom Manchester, post: 32212, member: 82"] Re: Power Inverters +1 I wouldn't do it for a few reasons: -added wear and tear on the truck engine from running for several hours -Automotive Inverters can be weird with their output waveforms, grounding, buzz, etc. -Large engine running all day to produce a fairly small amount of power -You can dry hire rent out a generator, it's harder with a truck -Generator is easier to hide behind a stage, and some shows I have worked, the fire marshall won't allow vehicles on site while the grounds are open to the public -If your truck dies at the show, not only do you lose power, but you are stuck there The Honda EU3000i's really are what they claim to be, they are pretty good for speaker on stick + sub rigs. If you need more capacity they make a cable to link it over to a second unit. You might see if there are any rental houses that have EU3000i's around you. That way you can own one, and rent a second one when you need the additional capacity. You could *also* probably get an inexpensive 3000W inverter used on Ebay or Craigslist and put it in your truck, that way if the generator goes out, you have a back up. If you want a really awesome solution, you may want to look on Ebay or salvage yards for a 7-10KW small diesel generator from a boat or RV. Our local municipal stage has a 7KW ONAN diesel built into it with a California single phase output and that little thing rocks! I've considered buying one and mounting it to a small trailer or cart with maybe a 20 gallon fuel tank. You can run a fairly sizable rig with it. [/QUOTE]

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