Honda EX5500
Blimped Movie Generator


Quietest Honda Genertor Available

Great Condition

Crystal Controlled
for Flicker Free Filming

Power 4k HMIs
and 5k Quartz Lights

Bought New for $5'500.00

Buy with confidence. With over 100 transactions (8 of them over $2000.00) I have 100% positive feedback.

Up for auction is a used film style 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro with modified Honda EX5500 movie generator. Designed to run Arri, Mole, LTM, Strand, and Desisti movie lights up to 5000 watts, or a complete HD lighting pkg., this system effectively eliminates the need for expensive large diesel movie generators or dangerous tie-ins to accomplish feature style production values. Until now, to power HMI lights over 1.2kw or Quartz lights over 2kw required a large diesel movie generator. Movie generators are not only expensive to rent, but they come with hidden costs that usually break the budget of independently funded HD projects. Our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro enhances the production capability of the our Honda EX5500 movie generators to power HMI lights up to 4kw or Quartz lights up to 5kw - effectively eliminating the need for large diesel generators to get feature style production values in HD Digital Cinema production.

The Super Quiet EX5500 offers the most power of Honda's Super Quiet EX line by offering 5500 max watts and 5000 rated watts. The standard factory equiped EX5500 features:

    - Engine: 12 HP, Twin Cylinder, Overhead Cam, Liquid Cooled Commercial Honda Engine.
    - Displacement: 359 cc.
    - AC Output: 120/240V, 5500W max.(45.8/22.9A) - 5000W rated (41.7/20.8A).
    - Receptacles: (2) 20A 125V Duplex (NEMA Plug 5-20P), (2) 20A 125V Locking Plug (NEMA Plug L5-20P), (1) 30A 125/250V Locking Plug (NEMA Plug L14-30P)
    - Starting System: Electric
    - Fuel Tank Capacity: 4.4 gallons
    - Run Time on One Tankful: 5.4 hrs. @ rated load, 7.9 hrs. @ 1/2 load
    - Noise Level: 65 dB @ rated load
The Honda EX5500 generator is half as loud (10 db quieter), and runs longer on a tank of gas, than the Honda ES6500 generator that you find at most rental houses. (see chart below).

We have extensively customized this generator for motion picture production. We have outfitted it with an exhaust vent kit that enables you to run the generator inside your grip truck (see pictures below).

The further blimping action of the grip truck will enable you to run the EX5500 close to set without picking up generator noise on your soundtrack. We have outfitted this unit with a precision Barber-Coleman AC frequency governor for flicker-free filming with the more affordable and power efficient magnetic H.M.I. ballasts (a cost savings combination)

Note Barber-Coleman AC frequency governor center and Electronic Fuel Pump on right

We have outfitted the control panel with an LED style Frequency (Hz) meter to indicate Flicker Free Filming and an electronic fuel pump for more reliable operation. For convenient charging of the battery, we have installed a three pin twist-lock receptacle in the side of the generator.

We have further outfitted this unit with our custom 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro (pictured below) so that you can get as much usuable amperage out of our Honda EX5500 as you would a Honda ES6500.

Our custom 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro

Our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro steps down the 240V output from our Honda EX5500 to a single 42A/120V circuit that is capable of powering a big light like the new Mole 5k Quartz Par or the brighter Arri 4k HMI Par - thus eliminating the need for large expensive diesel generators that require special tow vehicles. And, where our transformer distro provides access to the full 5000W continuous rated power capacity of the generator in a single circuit, it enables the Honda EX5500 to power just as many small lights as the commonly available Honda ES 6500.

Our Crystal Sync Honda EX5500 Generator with
42A Full Power Transformer/Distro at Sturbridge Village.

While a Honda ES6500 generates more amperage per leg than a EX5500 (25 Amps verses 20.8 Amps of continous rated power per leg), the EX5500 with our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro offers you just as much useable power because it enables you to stack just as many lights on the genny. It accomplishes this by steping down the 240V output from the EX5500 to 120V enabling you to fully load 5000W of power on a single 42A/120V circuit. By comparison, you can never fully utilize the available power of a ES6500 because the load of a light has to go on one 20A circuit/leg of the generator or the other. For example, when you reach the point where an ES6500 can't power an additional 1kw light because there is not 8.4 amps available on either leg of the generator, you will be able to add that 1k on the EX5500 because our transformer distro splits the load evenly over the two legs (4.2A/leg) of the generator. The best part about our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro is that it splits the load of what ever you plug into it automaticly, so that you don't have to carefully balance the load over the generator's two legs as you plug in lights the way you do with a ES6500 in order to fully utilize the generator's available power.

Our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro powering
a 2.5 & 1.2 Par Plus HMI at Sturbridge Village

How many HMI lights will the Honda EX5500 run with our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro? Since we have also outfitted this unit with a precision Barber-Coleman AC frequency governor for flicker-free filming with the more affordable and power efficient magnetic H.M.I. ballasts (a cost savings combination), you can simultaneously run a 2500W H.M.I. with a 1200W H.M.I.; or two 1200W H.M.I.s with two 575W H.M.I.s.. There is no limit to the combination of power efficient Kino Flo Florescent Light Fixtures and small quartz lights that can run on our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro.

Without a doubt, our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro and quiet Honda EX5500 make an unbeatable combination when it comes to providing silent location power. Not only does our transformer distro enable you to get just as much useable power out of a 5500W generator as you can out of a 6500W generator, it also greatly simplifies your set electrics. Our transformer distro enables you to power, for the first time, 4k HMI Pars or Mole's new 5k Quartz Par off of a portable generator. Plus, the fact that the Honda EX5500 is half as loud (10 db quieter) as the commonly available Honda ES 6500 makes our Honda EX5500/42A Full Power Transformer/Distro combination the obvious choice for filming with live sound.

Finally, our custom 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro can be used to step down common household 240V sources to 120V - giving you a single 42A/120V circuit capable of powering big lights on interior locations without an electrical tie-in. Common 240V sources found on interior locations include Range Plugs, Dryer Plugs, and special receptacles installed for Window Air Conditioners. Our 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro can also be used to step down 240 Volts supplied by two regular 20A wall outlets on opposing service legs.

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This auction includes everything you need to start filming. It includes a modified Honda EX5500 generator w/ seperate battery charger, 42A Full Power Transformer/Distro, and Four Pin-to-Three Pin Twist-lock Adapter.


We can sell you additional distribution accesories






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Shipping:

Buyer is responsible for freight and handling charges. Shipping costs will be actual freight charge plus a packaging materials and handling charge of $40.00 because of the extensive packaging the equipment requires. Freight is uninsured. We recommend that you buy insurance.

Unfortunately neither our 42A Transformer/Distro nor the Honda EX5500 generator can be shipped by common carriers like UPS or Fed Ex, but must go by truck freight. Where there are a number of considerations when pricing truck freight, it would be best for you to go to www.freightquote.com to get a quote and arrange the shipping yourself. Obtaining a quote and arranging for shipping through Freightquote.com is very simple with the following information: the weight of the 42A Transformer/Distro after crating is 125lbs. The dimensions are 18 inches Lx12 inches Wx14 inches D. The Freight Class is 70. The weight of the modified Honda EX5500 after crating is 336lbs. The dimensions are 40 inches Lx36 inches Wx36 inches D. The Freight Class is also 70. The box containing the adapter, and battery chargeris 15lbs. All three items will be travel on a single pallet so the total weight is 476lbs and the overall dimensions are 48 inches Lx 48 inches Wx 36 inches H. The pallet is not stackable and we do not have a dock, so a truck with a lift-gate is required. The generator is shipped without oil. YOU MUST PUT OIL IN THE GENERATOR BEFORE RUNNING IT.

We would be happy to generate a quote for you except that we would need to know if it was being delivered to a business or residence, if there was a loading dock or not, if inside delivery was required or not, etc.,etc.,etc.. And, even then we would need you decide between the dozen of options offered by Freightquote.com. So, you can see that it would be simpler if you obtained the quote and chose the carrier. We highly recommend Freightquote.com, they take all the hassle out of truck freighting and you can pay them by credit card. Please let me know if you need any further information.

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1.No bids will be accepted from overseas buyers except by prior arrangement. Terms are prepayment only We accept Visa/MC through Pay Pal (by special arrangement) or checks. Allow for personal checks to clear before shipping. Payment must be made within three days of close of auction or item will be offered to next highest bidder. Unless otherwise noted, auction items are sold as is, where is, with a 30 day warranty. No money back garauntee is offered. Buyer is responsible for freight and handling charges. We will estimate freight charges. Freight is uninsured. Insurance can be purchased.

2.ScreenLight & Grip is not responsible for any liability, claims, costs or expenses arising from use of auction item. Furthermore, not being the manufacturer of auction item nor manufacturer's agent, ScreenLight & Grip makes no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, as to the fitness, design or condition of, or as to the quality or capacity of auction item, nor any warranty that the auction item will satisfy the requirements of any law, rule, specification or contract which provides for specific equipment or specific methods, it being agreed that all such risks, as between the seller and the buyer are to be borne by the buyer at its sole risk and expense.

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