Hi folks.End of my rope. Have tied knot. Just purchased after much research one of the 3500k-4000k champion ginnys. My roof top is a 59517 13.5k Dometic. I cant for the life of me get this thing to power my AC. I have 2 neighbors that run these ginnys perfectly on their rigs. One has a coleman and one a Dometic. Took my 1st ginny back to Camping World. The manager said, after testing, that the output was bad. No money back , but traded out for new. Same story Champion ginny will not run the unit. researched the Dometic website. watts and startup on my AC are well within the limits of the generator. Any ideas out there ????. Got the idiot treatment from Champion they told me to plug the camper into the ginny...lol. Maybe it will run a blender for frozen concoctions. Need to warn new purchasers.

I wonder if when CW said the first one was bad, could the batch they have on hand be faulty. As for Champion, I had frequent conversations with their techs in research one for my home, and I can say they were super in all aspects. Can you put your hands on a loaner and see if it runs your a/c...this eliminates one area. Keep us up on the events to resolve, we all learn from each other. Safe travels.

Try renting one first then you know what size/type is going to work for you.Walter

So what is the output of the ginny? Have one of your friends check it that has the same unit.

I know this sounds obvious, but you are plugged into the dedicated 30 amp RV receptable on the Generator?

Will one of your buddies gen run your AC? Will your gen run theirs? Maybe something other than the gen causing your issues. Paul

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MrWizard
Moderator
Jun 24, 2013
fridge in fiver on automatic will shift to ac double (french) door fridge uses 500+ watts
converter, water heater
Tinindian12
Explorer
Jun 24, 2013
Good progress gentlemen. Will fully report in the am. Tired now.
RedG
Explorer
Jun 24, 2013
Be sure your water heater is turned off. I had this problem once while on the road when I had my 5'ver. Fired up the Champion, turned on the air and the genny just stalled. Later I figured out I had not turned off the water heater before unplugging and hitting the road.
Tinindian12
Explorer
Jun 24, 2013
Hey all.

Thanks for the help, looks like the ginny is working as designed. Passed all the test with ease. Turning sights toward AC unit . Calling dometic tech today to discuss .
hmknightnc
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
Does your AirCond run normally when plugged into normal 30amp shore power?

If so try turning off your converter and make sure your Hot Water Heater isn't on using electric then try it again with the generator
Tinindian12
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
SCVJeff wrote:
The AC might need a hard start cap installed or replaced

Is that something i can do ?
Tinindian12
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
Tested ginny sockets with multimeter. All 3 equal a consistent 123.3 volts. It also handled a 12amp yard blower effortlessly.

Do you think the charging system is dragging it down when trying to start ac? When running on ginny should all the circuits be in the on position?
SCVJeff
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
The AC might need a hard start cap installed or replaced
hmknightnc
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
Tinindian12 wrote:
chili's trip wrote:
Will it run the microwave? Thanks.

Yes runs microwave fine. Thanks.

I would start being suspicious of your AirCond instead of the generator then.
Tinindian12
Explorer
Jun 23, 2013
chili's trip wrote:
Will it run the microwave? Thanks.

Yes runs microwave fine. Thanks.

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