Question about using run/start capacitors
This is for any electricians versed in the use of load and run capacitors to help with ac surges on the genny or the inverter. I am in the middle of a teardrop build and I am trying to get away wi...
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A 1000 watt inverter might not be enough inverter to handle the start up surge of the residential dorm fridge.
My 12vdc compressor fridge with a danfoss/secop bd35f is about 32 watts running at 2000 rpm, and the biggest surge recorded on startup was 56 watts. I use one of these designed to measure start up surges of DC electric motors on Radio controlled toys:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Analyzer-G-T-Power-Capacity-measurement/dp/B01BV3O79O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509471802&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+power+130
i cannot attest to the funcion of this Kill a watt competitor, but it is reported to measure start up surge wattage.
https://www.amazon.com/Ensupra-Power-Meter-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00MWO07T6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
My 12vdc compressor fridge with a danfoss/secop bd35f is about 32 watts running at 2000 rpm, and the biggest surge recorded on startup was 56 watts. I use one of these designed to measure start up surges of DC electric motors on Radio controlled toys:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Analyzer-G-T-Power-Capacity-measurement/dp/B01BV3O79O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509471802&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+power+130
i cannot attest to the funcion of this Kill a watt competitor, but it is reported to measure start up surge wattage.
https://www.amazon.com/Ensupra-Power-Meter-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00MWO07T6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
