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mlts22
Explorer II
Jun 30, 2014

Does it kill an A/C to run it off a generator?

The suspects: A Dometic Duo-Therm (my best guess) 15,000 BTU/hr ducted A/C (not a heat pump), and a Yamaha 3000 iSE inverter generator. When starting the A/C compressor for the first time in a day...
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TurnThePage
Explorer
Jul 01, 2014
This hasn't been mentioned and may not be applicable, but a hard start cap reduced the startup voltage drop by at least 8 volts on my Coleman MachIII.

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