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Goofyyno
Explorer
Jun 13, 2014

I need help with my a/c power/generator.

I have a new 2014 riverside retro travel trailer with a side wall mounded a/c unit. It runs fine when plugged into regular outlet, but when running on generator it will do fine but after a while just stop. At which point there is power to everything except the a/c unit (no light up numbers and buttons do nothing). The GFI and circuit breakers are not tripped). It remains off until I hook up at regular outlet (usually >10 min drive away).

I figured it was due to not having enough power in the generator, so I bought another- now running on two Yamaha EF2000iS. 4000 watts should be plenty of power. it is still happening. I took it to dealer who checked electrical system- they couldn’t find anything. Could it be the Parallel Power Cable, although they come from Yamaha. I am at a loss of what to do or where to turn.

Please help.

3 Replies

  • It sounds like the AC is thermally protected and is getting too hot. That could be from too large a current draw. Causes of that could be as simple as a loose wire into a terminal or as complex as a shorted winding in the compressor motor.

    Since your rig is new, I guess you can enforce your warranty and have the dealer fix what ails it. Sorry to hear about a new one having problems, best of luck getting it resolved.
  • it's hardwired. I am running both gennys in regular, not economy mode.
  • 3_tons's avatar
    3_tons
    Explorer III
    More info needed, is the air conditioner the plug-in corded type, or hard wired?
    IF corded, is there still power at the receptacle?...When running genny, is genny in the 'economy' mode or normal output mode?

    My Guess is that you have a power supply problem and the ac unit is smart thus timing-out due to sensing start-up voltage sag...Again just a guess...