One or two generators?

Jayco23FB wrote:
I have (2) Yamaha 2000is and an inverter. Here is how I use mine:
For TV I set up an inverter under the hood of my truck.

You have room under your hood? My XTerra ain't got much.

Jayco23FB wrote:
The inverter runs off of the aux. battery.

You have an auxiliary battery in your Truck? You're already out of my league. I only have my two twelve volt deep cycles on my trailer hitch.

Jayco23FB wrote:
I then ran wiring from the inverter to the box of my truck where I have an outlet.

I have an SUV. Not practical for me, but I still want to learn what you know.

Jayco23FB wrote:
The inverter is controlled with a remote control so I don't have to go out at night and shut the inverter off. I split the outlet for the TV so the bottom plug in is still Trailer 110 and the top outlet is connected to wiring that connects to the plug in the back of my truck. I can switch as needed depending on the power situation. This allows use to watch TV after generator hours.

I think I follow all of this. Nice set up.

Jayco23FB wrote:
As far as the generators I use 1 generator for most needs short of running the AC. I have hour meters on the generators to balance thier use.

Wow. How much do hour meters cost?

Jayco23FB wrote:
One tip is to install a "hard start" kit in your AC unit if you do not have one already. It makes the AC start up a lot easier on the generators and I have been able to leave my generators on econ mode where I could not do that without the hard start kit.

My AC definitely makes my generators throttle up when I turn it on, then everything settles down once it's running smoothly. Fascinating. Have mercy and give me a link to this 'hard start' kit.