lotust
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Ok here is the deal. I have a VERY used eu1000 honda. It runs good. I bought it really really cheap. I now have a chance to buy a NEW new Yamaha 1000 for the same price I can sell the honda for. The Yamaha was used ONE time to run laptops for a few hours. The yamaha runs at 47db with 1/4 load.
Do you guys think I should make the switch? I like the idea of having the like new Yamaha. With the OEM box and manual ect..
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Sounds like you answered your own question. Go for it.
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If you've got the cash, I'd buy it and keep the Honda. You may find that you will have a need for it, and you can always sell it later on, if you don't. That price seems almost too good to pass on.
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PapPappy wrote:If you've got the cash, I'd buy it and keep the Honda. You may find that you will have a need for it, and you can always sell it later on, if you don't.
Yeah. Do that. And let us know what you think of one vs the other.
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par724b
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I have the Yamaha 1000 for about 5 yrs now and it is great and rated quieter than the Honda. I'd say buy it and keep the old one too, you can always get your money out of it later.
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Economical Handyman
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Very used vs. new? No-brainer.
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lotust
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Ok well I picked up the yami. It was LIKE NEW. But it had a slight virbating noise from in the case. It sounded like it was a loose baffle weild in the muffer area. There is a OEM warranty on it so the seller too it back and is sending it for service. Hes going to call me when he gets it back. He was a real cool guy and very honest.
My .02 is the honda still beats the yamaha. Why ? I think the yami is quieter when there is ZERO load than the honda in ECO mode. But when the same load was applyed the honda ran at a lower RPM and made less noise than the yami. But when there was no load at all the yami was SUPER quiet and the RPMs were allot less.
The yami alse vibrates allot more when there is 1/2 load than the honda. That 1/2 load was also what caused the rattle in the yami. If that rattle was not there I would have kept it. When its fixed up I will buy it for sure.
The honda case Is also ALLOT tougher than the yami.
thats my mini review 
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lotust wrote:....................
thats my mini review
GREAT! Post any other observations, please. It is good to read good comparisons and side-by-side evaluations.
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I just took apart a Honda EU1000, it had been run pretty hard.
Several times on alkali hardpan and several beach trips.
The beach sand was everywhere inside the outer case, about 3/8inch of
oily sand in the bottom, but the motor is encased in a sealed metal shroud.
Only a little sand had gotten up into there. The air intake is like a maze.
I didnt see any sand past the first turn and none past the air filter.
The wires were all well wrapped and the connectors were sealed and up high,
so the contacts were all clean. The metal shroud had foam seals at all the joints and even though it was a bit corroded from the sand/salt and alkali dust,
the motor was clean.
So I pulled the carb and cleaned it, flushed the gas tank and lines and cleaned the plug and spark arrester. Washed out all the oil and sand with engine degreaser and put in fresh oil. It starts on the first pull and idles smoothly, theres a little hesitation going from eco to normal, but at full 900VA load, it runs smoothly.
Tough little generator, I did buy a few missing screws and new rubber feet for it. All were reasonably priced from Plano Power.
http://www.planopower.com/store/honda/eu1000i.shtml
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