Air Conditioners and Generators
So I just got my first generator: $175 for an old 2kw no-name (PowerTek) inverter on Kijiji. I have seen many posts about what capacity of generator is required to run an air conditioner, all saying ...
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I guess I did misread them / didn't pay enough attention, thanks. It is marginal, and the bulk charging stage definitely put me over the limit (and this was day time, no lights / microwave and neither of the computers running).
Just for fun I did check the voltage as mentioned, it stays pretty stable actually. Only goes down about 2 volts RMS between idling and the A/C full on (measured at the generator plug). I expect heat inside the electronics of the inverter would be the big stress if this was tied on any regular basis.
Just for fun I did check the voltage as mentioned, it stays pretty stable actually. Only goes down about 2 volts RMS between idling and the A/C full on (measured at the generator plug). I expect heat inside the electronics of the inverter would be the big stress if this was tied on any regular basis.
