Portable Generator for 50 amp service
I'm preparing to purchase a 5th wheel that has a 50 amp service. We'll be taking a dry-camping trip in August and I need to get a portable generator that will work. For my dry camping we'll mostly b...
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LIKE2BUILD wrote:DrewE wrote:
A 4 kW or so generator wired for 120V (so 120V at 35+ amps) would serve you just fine when running one air conditioner with a decent cushion to spare. The key here is that it's 120V, so you aren't limited to half power per leg. .....
That was my GOTCHA on the previous generator. It was rated for 3250W running, but I didn't see until later that wattage was divided between each leg of the 240V. So, my actual max available amperage on 120V was 13.5A which caused my A/C to bog and eventually kick out the breaker on the genny.
The GP6500 info says it supplies 27.1A per leg of the 240V plug. Surely that's enough, right?
KJ
