AC Troubles - Hard Start cap? Something else?

j-d wrote:
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.

I completely agree. Coleman Mach 8335 15k BTU AC unit. The model number decoder said it came with a factory start capacitor kit, which I confirmed when I opened it up.

j-d wrote:
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).

The camper was built in 2004. The appearance certainly suggests the unit is original. The previous owner didn't mention that any work had been done to the AC, but I didn't ask specifically either. I never thought about the failed capacitor possibility. Can they be tested? I *THINK* my nicer multimeter I own can test capacitors. Is it as simple as testing across the terminals? Do the wires need to be disconnected? Any insight would be appreciated.

j-d wrote:
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.

Agreed. I was never foolish enough to think one 2kW genny would do it. From the very beginning I bought 2x EF2000isv2 generators with parallel cable. Thus is the basis of my dilemma. If the parallel cable was in fact the issue, then my problem may be solved. I finally got the local Yami dealer to agree to warranty the cable and am told that I should be able to pick up the new one tonight. I should be able to test tonight to confirm if the generators will start it.

j-d wrote:
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.

I have to do it via the genny's as I do not have a 30A shore service to plug my 5er into at home. I have it plugged into a standard 15A service to essentially keep the batteries charged but know that there is no way it's going to run something like the AC or the microwave.

I think I resized the pictures, let me know if they are still a problem.