3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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ATS_Aaron wrote:ATS_Aaron wrote:
I borrowed a Powermate Proforce 2500 (3125 peak) generator from my dad to try out in our 30ft trailer. It looks like this:
It will run our A/C and a Walmart air circulator fan for a few minutes. I played with the governor springs so that under load with the A/C and fan going it's at 120 volts. But after a few minutes the voltage seems to fall off to ~110 and the breaker trips. I am guessing the generator is just too small. It might run the A/C with NOTHING else on, but I don't think I can trust the wives to fully comprehend that.
The good news is that it didn't seem too loud. It's rated at 67 dB at 23 feet. We made a quick cardboard box to redirect the sound and that probably cut a few dB's off but mostly just changed the tone. The muffler on the Powermate is REALLY good. We temporarily added an additional muffler (the oem one from my wife's Suzuki Z250 ATV) but it's didn't make much difference.
A 2500 watt generator being too small is a disappointment. I had a pipe dream of getting to run with just one Honda Eu2000i, but right now it looks like a pair of those and a parallel kit is in my future.
Aaron
Good news, turns out I had missed something in my power management. I thought the refrigerator was turned off, but instead it was set to automatic. As soon as it saw 110 volts it tried to come on and loaded up the genny too much. With the fridge OFF the small Coleman had been able to run my A/C and my bedroom fan. It's 90 degrees outside right now. We'll see how she does this afternoon when it's 104! I can switch to a smaller fan for the bedroom to save a little load too.
Aaron
It will run our A/C and a Walmart air circulator fan for a few minutes. I played with the governor springs so that under load with the A/C and fan going it's at 120 volts. But after a few minutes the voltage seems to fall off to ~110 and the breaker trips. I am guessing the generator is just too small. It might run the A/C with NOTHING else on, but I don't think I can trust the wives to fully comprehend that.
Aaron, You're living with more than one wife? You lucky dog or you poor soul. Your choice.
