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    Why are military generators so big?

    Huh?
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    Why are military generators so big?

    I own 4 MEP generators, but since most of this conversation seems to be circling around the MEP-002a, I will limit my this to talking about my MEP-002a that was bought from GL about 3 years ago. It is one with a bit of a questionable history, but did include stencil marking "major service"...
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    Why are military generators so big?

    74M35A2, what makes you think the MEP generators in civilian hands are tired? Sure some are high hours, but LOTS of people buy low hour rebuilds, particularly on smaller 3-10KW units where older designs like the MEP-002a, MEP-003a and the various MEP-016 models are being retired in favor of...
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    Why are military generators so big?

    74M35A2, Sure the Honda inverter units are nice, and handy and have their place, I have a little EU-1000 myself, it is great for camping, needing portable power, etc. But you are comparing apples to oranges otherwise, and you are talking about a single 3 day outage, this may be fine for you...
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    Why are military generators so big?

    I agree with SCSG-G4 Have them put up or shut up, the MEP-002a /MEP 003a is rated to handle full load 24/7/365 in nearly any condition on the planet, Arctic to 120 degrees F, sea level to 8,000 ft, without derating, where a common residential standby generator is rated at running a variable...
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