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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TomG2 wrote:Odds are the a/c units you've been starting/running with your EU2000i have had relatively low LRA's.otrfun wrote:Don't tell my Honda eu2000i, it has been starting them for years. I did upgrade to a Champion to avoid all the energy management required when using the Honda.Chum lee wrote:All the Dometic and Coleman spec sheets I've seen typically show LRA's of 50 to 68 amps for their 13.5k BTU a/c's.
. . . The LRA (Locked Rotor Amps) or the required current to reliably START the AC unit is about 18 to 20 amps or 2160 to 2400 watts . . .
Yes, the OP wants to power his a/c with an inverter, but the same principle applies. By choosing a more efficient a/c with lower continuous and LRA ratings, one can reduce the need for larger generators, inverters, and battery banks.
