Can a honda iAVR generator safely run a computer

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Honda advertises their iAVR generators as producing stable enough power to run a computer. For example, see "applications" section at https://powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/em6500. However, THD, frequency tolerances, etc., aren't listed.

Can anybody here provide measurement-based reasons why or why not it's safe to power sensitive electronics with a honda iAVR generator?

Best Answer

The 'promise' of the iAVR generators is that they CAN power sensitive electronics like computers. This is why they cost so much more. If you are concerned, I would put a spike filter and UPS in-between the source and the computer load; it wouldn't have to be a big one. However, the computer has some natural filtering because it uses a an AC to DC power supply which already has filtering on both ends.