Running AC from Generator 150 feet away
I have a TT with a 13,500 BTU Dometic AC and am struggling with finding a good way to power it. My off grid property has an Onan 5.5 KW propane generator for use when the solar system needs charged or...
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Hi all.
Yesterday I installed the new outlet much closer to the generator and had the same results. After about 2 minutes it crawled down from 112 volts to 96 volts while the AC was on. I decided to see what would happen running my Honda 3k off of the 100' 10/3 extension cord and it ran like a champ. This leads me to believe there has to be an issue with the genset itself. I just wanted to see if any of you might have any ideas about this outside of cabling as I can't really see that as an issue at this point.
Yesterday I installed the new outlet much closer to the generator and had the same results. After about 2 minutes it crawled down from 112 volts to 96 volts while the AC was on. I decided to see what would happen running my Honda 3k off of the 100' 10/3 extension cord and it ran like a champ. This leads me to believe there has to be an issue with the genset itself. I just wanted to see if any of you might have any ideas about this outside of cabling as I can't really see that as an issue at this point.
