AC Troubles - Hard Start cap? Something else?
Okay guys, new member, long time lurker. The missus and I finally bought ourselves a 5er, a 2004 Terry Quantum Ax6. It's huge and we have had it out a couple times. Got a great deal on it and we lo...
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Let me try to help.
You have a 15000 A/C from Recreational Vehicle Products. That's the Coleman brand, and most of those have start assist. InThis Thread, see dougrainer's post. It confirms that your Model Number was built with Start Assist.
I'm glad you posted model number and pix, but your huge pix are giving me a headache. Very hard to get the overall view of the capacitor area. It seems there's a Run Capacitor for Fan and for Compressor, plus a Compressor Start Assist Capacitor and what I think looks like a Potential Relay. If so, that setup is about as good as it gets till you go to a Micro Air unit.
The appearance of the capacitor area of your unit, from the pix, makes me think it's far from a new/late model A/C. That opens the possibility of a failed capacitor(s).
But... ONE 2kW genny is NOT gonna start a 15000, Start Assist or none. Micro Air? Maybe, but I admit that issue is above my pay grade.
My guess? A good parallel arrangement will get you going. If not, check capacitors.
And, NO "extension cords!" An RV extension cable, OK, but you're better to plug your coach right into your parallel genny's.
Please re-size your pix.
Let me try to help.
You have a 15000 A/C from Recreational Vehicle Products. That's the Coleman brand, and most of those have start assist. InThis Thread, see dougrainer's post. It confirms that your Model Number was built with Start Assist.
I'm glad you posted model number and pix, but your huge pix are giving me a headache. Very hard to get the overall view of the capacitor area. It seems there's a Run Capacitor for Fan and for Compressor, plus a Compressor Start Assist Capacitor and what I think looks like a Potential Relay. If so, that setup is about as good as it gets till you go to a Micro Air unit.
The appearance of the capacitor area of your unit, from the pix, makes me think it's far from a new/late model A/C. That opens the possibility of a failed capacitor(s).
But... ONE 2kW genny is NOT gonna start a 15000, Start Assist or none. Micro Air? Maybe, but I admit that issue is above my pay grade.
My guess? A good parallel arrangement will get you going. If not, check capacitors.
And, NO "extension cords!" An RV extension cable, OK, but you're better to plug your coach right into your parallel genny's.
Please re-size your pix.
