From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "danny burstein"  wrote in message news:sp857v$7qk$1@reader1.panix.com...   
      
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   >> Yamaha, which has been fighting a losing battle with Honda   
   >> for high quality commodity portable generators, had a line   
   >> which was _perfectly_ suited for dealing with this issue.   
   >>   
   >>  ... which kept the battery inline while the generator   
   >> was operating.   
   >>   
   >> If the load suddenly increased (as in, oh, that starting   
   >> surge we all know an hate), the generator, or I guess more   
   >> accurately the inverter, could tap off the battery so as   
   >> to get short term extra capacity.   
      
   >Is there a model name or number I could search for? I do see   
   >Yamaha generators on craigslist from time to time. It never   
   >hurts to look.....   
      
   Here's one which, of course, is no longer available.   
      
   My guess [TM] is to look for any model   
   numbers with an "EB" at the end.   
      
   https://www.yamahagenerators.com/EF3000iSEB-p/ef3000iseb.htm   
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   The special cord that enables two inverter Hondas to parallel is simply a   
   double jumper with shielded banana plugs on the ends, which connect directly   
   to the AC outputs. The only special part is the shield that prevents   
   unplugged ends from shorting. It looks to me like any other true sine 120VAC   
   source might work.   
      
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