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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I'm not surprised. That AC size will pull right around 2000 watts when the compressor kicks in, some a little more, some a little less. Sounds like his is a little more. Being right at the cusp, so to speak, is why sometimes folks can get a 13,500 btu AC to work on a 2,000 watt power supply, and sometimes they can't.
Running an AC off a battery in any case is a bad idea because the total power load is so high. Much better is to use a generator, and I'd recommend at least a 2,500 watt one at that as a minimum, with 3,000 watt even better.
Running an AC off a battery in any case is a bad idea because the total power load is so high. Much better is to use a generator, and I'd recommend at least a 2,500 watt one at that as a minimum, with 3,000 watt even better.
