3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

ib516 wrote:
RadioNeal, great minds think alike:). I have a question for those of you who are following this thread, or own an Elim 3000w gen. I have one on order, but due to the fact that there are all of the different brands that appear to be very similar gensets, I'm a bit confused.

I would like to know if an Elim 3000 can run a 13,500 BTU A/C and a 1000w (output - 1500w consumption) microwave at the same time. My trailer is a 2004 (new model A/C unit), and the A/C does not have the soft start kit or anything else installed. It is just the way it came from the factory. I asked the same question of VicT, and he answered his will run A/C and mic at the same time, but now I see he has a truck camper, which likely has a smaller A/C unit then mine.

The reason I am concerned is that I was out camping theis past weekend, and we were in a group camp area. No hook-ups, and no one around for miles. Perfect opportunity to run my Homelite 4400w gen, and give it a test in a campground situation where the noise wouldn't bother anyone. The Homelite is 3600w continous, 4400w peak. I had it hooked up using my shore power cord with the small block adapter to allow me to plug into one of the regular household type (3 pring) outlets. The gen really labored to get the A/C running. I turned it off and on a few times, and it eventually popped the breaker in the gen. I am not sure if the whole 30A the gen is capable of can be sucked out of one of these outlets. I am beginning to think it is not. The gen has two pop out style breakers, two 15A household type plugs, and one L14-20 twistlock plug. When I have a regular 30A hook up in the campground, the A/C fires up much faster than it did when hooked to the gen. I have tried A/C, mic, and every light in the trailer at the same time this way before (in my driveway whan I first got the Homelite) and the gen didn't seem to labor as much, at least I don't remember it sounding like it did. I don't remember the weather conditions at that time, but niether the driveway test or the CG test was at above 75F and they were both at roughly the same elevation (I'm in the prairies).

This leads me to the concern with the Elim. It's rated at 2800w running, 3000w peak. I seem to remember reading on one of the previous 70 pages someone saying that the whole 30A or so is available through one of the conventional (15A household type) outlets. If this is the case, I'll actually run better with the Elim than with the Homelite.

Any knowledge out there to help me? Wizard? Professor?

if you look for my posts in the thread, i gave exact figures on the elim3000, i had it running supposly around 3100 watts for over 4 hours at a voltage i think of 114, at 59hz, u would have to go back and look, i never once blew the breakers, which are dual 15's