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This is going to be a little long, but I think you need the background info. I finally bought an inverter generator. Based on other people saying the Wen 2000I ran their 13,500 ac I got one. It is...
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Did your 12v charging system kick into "boost" or somehow otherwise increase output, thus increasing draw?
That was one of my thoughts.
I made sure I had it off, and gen still went into overload.
It doesn't overload immediately, might last an hour.
I thought the ref, running on lp, only needed 12v for the control boards, but it seemed like that tripped the overload immediately.
A/C is a necessity in extreme south FL in the summer.
We were in a campground a couple weeks ago and a storm knocked out the power.
Luckily, not for too long, but it got me thinking, I need a backup plan to run my a/c.
I'll go back and search the threads about hard start capacitors.
That was one of my thoughts.
I made sure I had it off, and gen still went into overload.
It doesn't overload immediately, might last an hour.
I thought the ref, running on lp, only needed 12v for the control boards, but it seemed like that tripped the overload immediately.
A/C is a necessity in extreme south FL in the summer.
We were in a campground a couple weeks ago and a storm knocked out the power.
Luckily, not for too long, but it got me thinking, I need a backup plan to run my a/c.
I'll go back and search the threads about hard start capacitors.
