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qwerty11
Explorer
Sep 30, 2013

Hurts Gen or AC when stumbling to start AC in ECO mode?

I like to run the Champion 2k on ECO mode as it conserves gas when the compressor on the AC isn't running. However when the compressor kicks on the surge bogs the generator for a second, during this t...
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TurnThePage
Explorer
Oct 02, 2013
My gen wouldn't even run my AC in eco-mode... until I added a hard start capacitor. I monitor the voltage via a kill-a-watt. It drops to about 103VAC for that split second. It used to be much worse, even plugged into 30 amp power.

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