Portable A/C unit
have a Camper Box Truck with a 14' box. I also have a 10,000 BTU portable A/C that uses 1200 watts / 10.8 amps). I would like to run the A/C for several hours without a Honda type gas generator. ...
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donn0128 wrote:
1, truck motor at idle will burn lots of fuel and lots of polution
2, 100 A alternator is rated amps at XXX RPM, not at idle
3, a single battery can only supply about 50% of its rate before it is considered dead.
4, 10.8A at 120VAC means the inverter will draw approx 110Amps at 12VDC to run the load.
Any more questions?
Thanks for the reply.
The alternator is rated at 100 amps at idle and 200 amps at 1200 RPM.
The truck idles at .2 gal. per hr.
The emissions are non issue.
Still not positive why this won't work?
