my iota is about .6 PF, and a EU1000 is rated at 900W rated (7.5A)
cont. So 600w of iota charger would be about the limit, or about 40A @ 14V But that would be running the generator at 100% duty cycle.
Powerfab top of pole PV mount | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048
inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A
NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole |
Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor
(1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
I'd be conservative and go with a 30a. My eu2000 doesn't do surges well and I think the iota charger ramps pretty quickly. Nice little generators but light weight means not much momentum on flywheel etc. to carry surge.
Off-grid. Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
I have never used anything from Iota, but my eu2000i ramps up perfectly - even from Eco mode with a Xantrex Truecharge 2, 60a charger running at full load.
One of these days, I hope to have an opportunity to test an Iota 75 amp because some folks claim that it works with the Honda. But........rightly or wrongly, the Iota/Progressive Dynamics/PowerMax class of converters just isn't heavily respected in my narrow world - so I have not been given an opportunity to actually try it - and I am not about to buy them just to test. I would love to hear from trusted members with real hands-on experiences with this!
Edit to add: Please note that I am not saying anything bad about these products. I am only sharing what I see among my customer base.
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My outback ramps up slowly (maybe 4-5 secs) which the Honda handles fine (with current limited). I haven't used my 2x45a Iota chargers much with the Honda but I've unplugged one charger when I do.
Off-grid. Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
I have a couple of different Iota chargers. The one on my solar setup is a 75A model. I was surprised by how poor the power factor was.
It was drawing almost 14 Amps @ 120VAC when supply close to the 75A @ 12VDC rating. Ideally, it would only be 7.5A @ 120VAC. My 2400 Watt Yamaha generator can run this, but not sure about the Honda 2KW, and certainly not the 1000W Honda.
Pretty sure my honda 2kw would fault on 14a often enough to be a pita. I do like it, but it has its limitations.
Off-grid. Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
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|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
One of these days, I hope to have an opportunity to test an Iota 75 amp because some folks claim that it works with the Honda. But........rightly or wrongly, the Iota/Progressive Dynamics/PowerMax class of converters just isn't heavily respected in my narrow world - so I have not been given an opportunity to actually try it - and I am not about to buy them just to test. I would love to hear from trusted members with real hands-on experiences with this!
Edit to add: Please note that I am not saying anything bad about these products. I am only sharing what I see among my customer base.
Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter
It was drawing almost 14 Amps @ 120VAC when supply close to the 75A @ 12VDC rating. Ideally, it would only be 7.5A @ 120VAC. My 2400 Watt Yamaha generator can run this, but not sure about the Honda 2KW, and certainly not the 1000W Honda.
Main daytime system ~4kw panels into 2xMNClassic150 370ah 48v bank 2xOutback 3548 inverter 120v + 240v autotransformer
Night system ~1kw panels into 1xMNClassic150 700ah 12v bank morningstar 300w inverter