Originally Posted by
Jaf1977
Cheers Mike - is useful to know. I take it this is just to do with the smart throttle set? If so, presumably people can just switch the smart throttle off when they want to run a heat gun like is recommended when running certain other power tools?
When using a high amp draw device, such as a heat gun, on any generator that has a "smart throttle" mode, it's best to turn that feature off while using it. It's just easier on the entire system.
Now, answering your question, even with the smart throttle off, the unit still behaved as I described. It's an inherent design flaw in the current units elctronics package. The Honda, Yamaha, Generac, and even the Briggs Inverter style generators work just fine when using a heat gun (I tried this same test on all of them).
