Walmart / Generator???
We are planning a 2 week road trip this summer and will be stopping in some Walmarts for a quick overnight stay. Being summer our concern is heat and would love to bring our generator to power the AC...
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If I were to add a generator option designed for Wallydocking, I'd look at adding a second alternator to the house batteries, then a whole-house inverter so I could run the A/C from that. That way, if it is hot at night, one can just run the vehicle's engine and take power from that, and people care far less about a car engine running than a generator.
Plus, there is the issue of theft and vandalism of generators. A running construction generator makes one's presence known to people... and being the subject of attention isn't a good thing, as it attracts both security, police and criminals. An inverter generator isn't as noticable, and if you buy a good hard start kit, Micro Air Easy Start model, which can allow a generator to start and run from a 2000 watt Honda.
Onans are variable. It is all about how the generator is installed. If the installer uses acoustic dampening stuff, shock mounts, a resonator, and shock mounts on the cords and exhaust pipes, it can be 15-20 decibels more quiet than one just shoved in a compartment.
I wish Onan would do a re-engineering, and go with an inverter system, perhaps with a large capacitor system so it can handle 60+ locked rotor amps from A/C compressors. That way, the engine doesn't have to run at 3600 RPM all the time, but can run at whatever RPM is needed.
Plus, there is the issue of theft and vandalism of generators. A running construction generator makes one's presence known to people... and being the subject of attention isn't a good thing, as it attracts both security, police and criminals. An inverter generator isn't as noticable, and if you buy a good hard start kit, Micro Air Easy Start model, which can allow a generator to start and run from a 2000 watt Honda.
Onans are variable. It is all about how the generator is installed. If the installer uses acoustic dampening stuff, shock mounts, a resonator, and shock mounts on the cords and exhaust pipes, it can be 15-20 decibels more quiet than one just shoved in a compartment.
I wish Onan would do a re-engineering, and go with an inverter system, perhaps with a large capacitor system so it can handle 60+ locked rotor amps from A/C compressors. That way, the engine doesn't have to run at 3600 RPM all the time, but can run at whatever RPM is needed.
