Portable Generators & Power Stations

Add up the rated draw of what will run at the same time, and allow for the starting surge of anything with a motor. The P2200i gives 1,900 W continuous (2,100 W peak) and suits a laptop, lights and small tools. The P3000i gives 2,300 W continuous (2,500 W peak) with a 4 litre tank for around 3.5 hours at 75% load. The PMI4500i gives 3,800 W continuous (4,200 W peak) with electric start, a wheel kit and a fuel gauge. If the total is over 3,800 W, you are into our diesel generator range.

Yes. All three are inverter generators, so the output waveform is clean enough for sensitive electronics. The P2200i and PMI4500i also carry economy mode, which drops the engine speed to match a light load, and low-oil shutdown.

Yes, that is what the PWB1200 and PWB2400 are for. They store energy in an LFP battery module and deliver AC power through an inverter with no engine, fuel or exhaust, so they can sit in a workshop, an office or a vehicle cab. Both charge to 80% in about an hour, from the mains, a generator or solar.

Capacity and weight in the same 376 mm by 215 mm by 262 mm case: the PWB1200 weighs 16 kg and the PWB2400 29 kg. Both have a wireless charging pad, a parallel connector for linking two units, and an EPS mode that switches to battery when the supply feeding it drops out.

It has an ATS connector and a two-wire remote start, so a transfer switch can start and stop it. It is a petrol generator with a small tank, so it suits short outages on a small load rather than standby duty for a building. For that, see our transfer switch and diesel generator pages.

The P3000i runs at 61 dBA at 7 metres. Pramac lists the P2200i for low-noise applications, and both it and the PMI4500i run economy mode to cut engine speed and noise at light load. The PWB power stations make no engine noise at all.