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Superdog,
Be careful about running a large load on a single generator like that. The more amperage you pull the hotter the generator windings get. As they get hot, the insulation on each individual wire winding will deteriorate. If the insulation overheats it can break down and short out. You won't seem any "significant" difference in performance, but instead of producing 1600 sustained watts, the generator will only be capable of producing, say, 1580 watts. You won't notice the change, but the remaining windings will heat even more causing more insulation to break down and degrade the output even further. Eventually, your generator's alternator winding will be so damaged it will need to be replaced.
I suggest you try to keep your amp load on the single generator to a max of 10-12 amps if possible and don't operate it above that load especially at high altitude or in extremely hot weather. Your generators will last longer with fewer problems if you don't overextend their output beyond their capabilities.
Think of it sort of like this: A gas engine is designed to operate at 6500 RPM max pulling a load of 10,000 lbs, so if you increase the load to 11,000 lbs and operate it at just at the max RPM (or maybe just a little over it) you're going to be pushing the engine past it's capabilities and know that it's "not supposed to be there" and it's not healthy for the engine, sooner or later, that extra load is going to cause a problem, It may not be this trip, or even the next trip, but sooner or later the engine will fail from being overloaded, your generator is much the same.
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John
2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
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