We mainly use ours (honda eu1000) to power a schumacher 15 amp smart charger to keep the 12volt batts charged. I have hooked up to the shore power but find this ineffeciant as the fridge will switch automatically to ac and the the on board maganatek charger is ~5amp. I can see hooking to shore power if you have a larger genset to power AC, microwave etc. As far as theft we use a bike cable and heavy padlock hooked to the fiver bumper . Yes, this just keeps otherwise honest people honest. If we're in an uncomfortable situation I will tuck the little red suitcase in the truck box between charges (not an option with a slide in I realize).

Cheers,
Paul

97 Okanagan 22ft 5er
94 GMC SLE 1500ext. 5.7L
Paul, Tracy, and Faith
Clancy

JS,
I ordered my Lance with the generator option. The generator's output is available inside the small door where the shore power cord is stored. There is a large three element receptical around which I have to coil my shore power cord. The cord is always left plugged into that receptical. When the generator is running, it supplies 110v through that outlet.

If your 820 is pre-wired for the generator, it seems that (maybe) that receptical is installed in your shore power cord storage area and the wires that are attached to that receptical must be available somewhere in the generator compartment. Those wires can be attached to your generator's 110v output and you will have power to your camper without even opening the shore power compartment.

Of course, the generator pre-wire option may not include that receptical. I don't know.

1999 Lance 1130
1999 Dodge Ram 3500 QuadCAB 6x6 5.9L gas
Old Town Camp 12 foot 35 lb. canoe

We have our Honda EU3000is generator mounted on a cargo carrier that is mounted in the rear trailer hitch receiver. I built a generator mount that allows the generator to be locked to the carrier and have a lock on the hitch. The generator isn't going anywhere. A homemade cover goes over the generator and also locks to the carrier when the generator is not in use. We plug our "shore power" cable into the generator with a "cheater cable" I made to allow a 30 amp connector to power the 50 amp cable. We can run all the appliances and A/C without a problem with this generator and it is super quiet.

G.L. Obenour
2000 Lance 920
2000 Ford F350 PSD XLT Crew Cab 4x2 LWB DRW 6-spd
24' Open Car Hauler "Fun On Board"

Grayden,

Are those Honda 3000's as quiet as the built in model from generac?

Eric
www.lanceowners.com

Hi Grayden, what model air conditioner do yo have.
I have a 2002 835 and the directions for the Briskair 13.5 BTU say 3500 watts minimum for mine. That would be great if a eu3000 would work.
Thanks,
Jim in Co.

97 F-350,PSD CC LWB,2002 Lance 835,98 SkiDoo 670X,2001
Honda XRL 650

I have a Lance 920 slide-in camper. It has a 13.5 dometic AC. The camper is a 2003. I called some dealers and they stated that it should have a soft start kit. I do run it monthly using a standard house outlet and it starts with no problem. Is it safe to assume that it must have the soft start kit if 115 volt 20 amp connection starts it?

I like the Yamaha 3000iseb but it is far too heavy for my neads. I read that most people either use 2 honda 2000's or a 3000. Most Yamaha 2800 owners state it runs the AC with no problem. I have checked around and can't find a Yamaha 2800i close enough around me to test it out. I want a little more assurance that it would run the AC before I order one over the net. I realize that I would not be able to run the microwave and have the frig on propane inorder for a 2800 to start and run the AC but that is fine with me.

I also realize that the 2800i is a little louder than other choices but the weight and size is a overriding consideration. I plan on running it inside a horse trailer which should eliminate the noise issue.

In a nutshell, can I be 99% sure that the Yamaha 2800i will do the trick and start my AC? For those of you that own the Yamaha would you recommend the YG or EF model....From what I gather the YG has a beefed up frame but only a 1 year warranty vrs 2 yrs on the EF. I assume this is because they know that construction people put lots of wear and tear on the YG models.

Please don't turn this into a "which generator is best discussion" That has been done many times and I have read all the threads. I just need to know if the 2800 will work for me.

Grayden,

Do you have any pictures of your generator installation. I'm interested in doing exactly what you've done, but I'm a bit worried about the generator wobbling on the end of the receiver.

CMC

My 3000 will just fit between my two ATV's on the trailer. With the quads in place you can't lift out the gen set. But to keep folks honest I cable it through some i-bolts on the floor of the trailer. When not towing the quads I just put it inside the Lance until I get where I want to go. Then I unload it.
Chet