honda vs yamaha generator

BobnKris wrote:
I've had my Yam 2400 for about 5 years now and have been happy with it. It has NOT, however, been able to consistently start either of the two 13.5 ACs I've had (08 PU and current 12 Roo - Coleman). I have a new capacitor that I plan to install today, and hopefully it will remedy the issue.

When researching to purchase the 2400, most of the information I found indicated that it should run a 13.5 AC. It's been disappointing that I have the added weight without the benefit. If the capacitor mod allows me to run the AC when needed, it will be worth the added weight. Although I'm not yet too old to make the added weight prohibitive (45), the 80ish pounds is to be respected.

I've used the fuel shutoff as the normal procedure when stopping the generator, and have had no gumming issues. As much as I try to run it at least once a month, It sits longer than that most of the time. Seafoam once in a while, and starts without issue.

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I just added the SPP6 to the AC unit and the Yamaha started it up. The true test will be once the weather warms enough to need the AC. Hopefully this has solved the problem.

My 2400 would not start my 13,500 ac until I added the hard start capacitor. I also added about a 5 - 10 second time delay to the cooling fan so the compressor would turn on before the fan to take the fan load off the generator during start up. Can't remember exactly where I got the idea for the circuit modification. It worked great after the modifications. But the converter can trip the whole thing up if it is under load. I found the inrush of the converter could put you into overload if turning it on after the ac is running. You have to be willing to carefully manage the electrical loads.