13500 A/C on 2000 watt inverter?
My brother is having issues with a 13500 btu A/C starting while using a 2000 watt inverter. This is installed on a cake delivery van. The fan motor will turn on but not the compressor. He is using ...
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Halmfamily wrote:
Yes, he said they run it all day. He also said he is running the heaviest wire he could locate. I told him he would need 4 6 volt batteries and a charger at night as the alternator cannot keep up.
The 4 6 volt may work if the AC is run intermittently and the batteries hit a charging station a few times through the day.
But if there's a 400-700 amp hour daily deficit from continuous duty and no recharges, he'll need even greater battery capacity, maybe 8 or 10- 6 volts.
