Generators

Pretty much Exactly what i use, but a 15KW variant.

A Bit miffed to find it pulls 20A per phase (IE is Star wired) I would have hoped it would be delta wired to get the same result with a bit less current...

Only has 2 power settings, 7.5 and 15KW but a pair ballast a 125KVA set nicely.

Note I always place these right next to the set (I just double lug and run a gig distro and a Dump distro) and you would be mad to add 30KW of load to increase your voltage drop on your main feeder!

about 15% of 2KVA is 300VA, which a 250W twister (if it is the halogen thing I think it is) would cover (2KVA genset prob has a 0.85 PF so 250W is about 300VA)......

Ford has hit eh nail on the head here.

Genset track VERY badly from 5-50% loading, like complete crap.

Put a 200KVA set down on that load and expect havoc, size isn't your friend here, trick is to move the set up so that the audio load is causing it to track in the 15-120% region (yes a genset will take continuous 20% overload peaks as they have a "motor start duty" so 20% overload in nothing for a few cycles.

Discharge lights are great for constant load, but make bloody sure they have PFC caps in!

A small set (<45KVA) may have a 0.9 or worst Power factor, so you could slam 40KW of tungsten light on it (or other near "unity" load) but power amps are no nice load, your QSC will be be reactive with an adverse power factor and you PKNcould well use 6 pulse inversion which cause massive current distortion and de-rates your genset through the floor.

It is  real option to stuff 2KW of halogen floodlights or even a fan heater on full to buffer your machine and move it into the "happy-zone" of load tracking.

It has been said on here "meter your mains" I really would consider making sure you have the means to do this, Volts, Hz and PF being you main concern (amps less so) if your frequency is all over the shop then your set is being stalled by your load (IE the motor speed drop due to lack of HP and then over runs as the governor fires in more fuel to compensate) if you volts are all over you have AVR tracking issues (remember 10% Over voltage will F8ck most kit) and if you PF is moving around like thong on prom night you have found out why your AVR has the right raging hump!

Also, use a blood thick cable from you set to your rig, 15KVA in single phase mode is 60A, so 16mm2, if you going more than 20M use 25mm2, it really does make a MASSIVE difference not having a feeder cable flying around like Billy Sheenan's E-string!