Is an RV generator worth it?
My RV has an Onan Microlite 4000 generator that has been well maintained. It now starts but stops running as soon as I release the Start button. My mechanic identifies the problem as electrical and ...
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It is all situational as usual. We don't have an air conditioner and don't need one. So having no built- in gen makes more space to carry stuff we do like to take along. The one 2200 gen is all we need.
Also this is a MH problem. With a 5er or TT the gen(s) can go in the truck. Some 5ers and TTs do have built-in gens. Some MHs tow a cargo trailer you can put a gen in, instead of towing a car.
I do not understand the whole gen and air conditioner thing, but it keeps coming up so it must mean something. I would think air conditioning would be needed for too long a time to run a generator and keep getting fuel for it.
The 3000 was needed to run high amp battery charging, which can be a requirement with a big AH bank and short gen hours at an off-grid campground. A 2200 means you must take longer to do the 50-90 or be somewhere with enough gen time.
Also this is a MH problem. With a 5er or TT the gen(s) can go in the truck. Some 5ers and TTs do have built-in gens. Some MHs tow a cargo trailer you can put a gen in, instead of towing a car.
I do not understand the whole gen and air conditioner thing, but it keeps coming up so it must mean something. I would think air conditioning would be needed for too long a time to run a generator and keep getting fuel for it.
The 3000 was needed to run high amp battery charging, which can be a requirement with a big AH bank and short gen hours at an off-grid campground. A 2200 means you must take longer to do the 50-90 or be somewhere with enough gen time.
