Honda EU1000i Generator for work lights?

Will I run any sort of risk of damaging anything by running it with one 500 watt? I was thinking of maybe using two 250 watts so I could spread the light out and use it from different angles. The stuff I will be lighting is dirt jumps for BMX and mountain bikes, because the places I shoot at are usually pretty heavily forrested and dimly lit. Any suggestions on how I could get more light for less wattage?
 
If you are shooting at night with two 250's you run the risk of them looking like a pair of flashlights. It all depends on how large an area you are going to light, shooting bicycles flying thru the air at night, sounds to me like a recipe for something larger than a couple of 250's.

You might want to look at a book by Kris Malkiewicz; "Film Lighting" the technology is kinda dated but the principles remain the same.
 
fluoros

fluoros

PDX -DVX you could get more light whit fluoros. Basically 10 watts fluoros = 40 watts tungsten, yes the light is not the same, but...
 
Fluoros are much more efficient as regards lumens per watt of power, but you're right that the light is not the same at all. A tungsten light will be much "harder" light, with a lot more throw, even though there's less of it, and a fluorescent will be a stronger softlight, but it falls off rapidly.

You'll have to check the quality of the inverter on the generator as well... does it produce a pure sine wave, or a "modified" sine wave? I've got a Coleman 1200w inverter, and tried it with one of my LightTech fluo's. It worked, but it buzzed very loudly because of the way the "modified" sine wave interacted with the ballast. Worked fine with the tungsten lights though.
 
Apparently they produce a pretty pure sine wave, Honda claims that it's pure enough to run laptops and other delicate electronics off of......
 
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