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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Hi horton333,
I went with the Yamaha 3000 sIEB as it has a ten second boost of 500 watts powered from the unit's starting battery.
If you travel to the mountains you may find the one you have will no longer "do the deed". If that is the case there are three inverters that will "boost" using the RV battery bank (magnum, victron and mastercharge) I'd pick the Victron if my pockets were that deep.
Since you have offered to design one--put in a larger starting battery and a longer boost time? (or even more boost?). I would want 3600 VA instead of the 2800 VA that is in the Yamaha.
I went with the Yamaha 3000 sIEB as it has a ten second boost of 500 watts powered from the unit's starting battery.
If you travel to the mountains you may find the one you have will no longer "do the deed". If that is the case there are three inverters that will "boost" using the RV battery bank (magnum, victron and mastercharge) I'd pick the Victron if my pockets were that deep.
Since you have offered to design one--put in a larger starting battery and a longer boost time? (or even more boost?). I would want 3600 VA instead of the 2800 VA that is in the Yamaha.
