How Big a Gen to Run a Converter? Some Info.
EDIT: some of my earlier posts in this thread have the wrong idea. As more info came in later, things got less confusing--sort of! :) --------------------- Another look at this topic. It is n...
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Some specs seem to use 108V for the "max current" BoatandRv ad for the PM3-100 says it is max current 15amps at 108V. I have seen that 108v other places.
I got 15.57 amps showing on the KAW at 122.7 loaded voltage.
Looking at the 3000 again, it says 23.3 amps at 120v on the gen.
However it seems I can run the 100 at 15.57 and the 55 at 11.06 total of 26.63 amps by KAW! The KAW manual says it shows amps as "true RMS output current." Beats me.
The Honda 2000 says 13.3 amps at 120v. But what can it really do? :)
BTW don't forget all the KAW numbers are extremely sensitive to actual DC output of the converter, so if you are not at max rated output, but somewhere less than that, it will show as less VA required.
EDIT Last year there was a guy on here who had some sort of Honda 2000 somehow strapped to the back of his ?Van? ISTR. There was something funny about the way his Honda was rigged up. He bought a PM 75 amper and said it ran ok off the Honda 2000 he had. Forget who the forum member was, sorry.
I got 15.57 amps showing on the KAW at 122.7 loaded voltage.
Looking at the 3000 again, it says 23.3 amps at 120v on the gen.
However it seems I can run the 100 at 15.57 and the 55 at 11.06 total of 26.63 amps by KAW! The KAW manual says it shows amps as "true RMS output current." Beats me.
The Honda 2000 says 13.3 amps at 120v. But what can it really do? :)
BTW don't forget all the KAW numbers are extremely sensitive to actual DC output of the converter, so if you are not at max rated output, but somewhere less than that, it will show as less VA required.
EDIT Last year there was a guy on here who had some sort of Honda 2000 somehow strapped to the back of his ?Van? ISTR. There was something funny about the way his Honda was rigged up. He bought a PM 75 amper and said it ran ok off the Honda 2000 he had. Forget who the forum member was, sorry.
