3000w Inverter generator/AC at altitude
I'm about ready to get the Champion 3100i because we want to come out of the hills and stay at some lakes this year. I'm not about to run the Champ 3500/4000 in a campground. I'm concerned that with n...
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rustycopperballs wrote:
Hi JiminDenver, FWIW my 2 cents, my wife and I camp in Silverton and surrounding areas, Molas lake little Molas lake,Lizard Head, ect,you get the picture. we have a Yammi 2400, rejetted for high altitude to get the fuel efficiany and stop fouling plugs.
with everthing turned off and I mean everthing the Yammi struggles to start 13.5 a/c, but it does and runs the ac for a couple of hours, now we bought the champion 3500-4000 a year later and took with us next time we went up, and we are up there about every 2-3 weeks. that gen set runs everything without having to turn anything off, now you cant run the micro and a/c at the same time but it will run it. and on another note we rarely run the a/c up there, there always seems to be a nice breeze and shade
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What kind of AC do you have and does it have a start capacitor?
I'm still considering saying the heck with it and going with the 3100i anyways. The best chance we will need AC is when we do drop in elevation and that's when we are most likely to be in campgrounds. The 3500/4000 is the best bang for the buck boondocking but in a campground....
