pnichols wrote:
2edgesword wrote:
I have no doubt it's doable but what it's not doing is "running a 13.5K btu roof air conditioner off a Honda EU1000"
Yes ... the OP's discussed setup is running a 13.5K BTU roof air conditioner off a Honda EU1000i ... if the compressor is cycled OFF long enough each hour such that the air conditioner's power consumption does not get ahead of the 900 watts per hour that the Honda can replenish back into the battery bank.
For instance, on our current RV trip we are camping for long periods in marginally warm weather where the compressor is ON only a few minutes each hour so as to hold the RV's interior around 77 degrees and also hold the interior at a more comfortable humidity level (air conditioners reduce humidity): The outside temperature is only in the low 80's, but the outside humidity in 70 per cent on up. Having the A/C come on a bit here and there removes the sticky feeling inside the RV, while also keeping the interior around 77 degrees.
We are on hookups, but if we were drycamping in these conditions - a Honda EU1000i along with the OP's suggested MSH3012 equipment - could keep up with the overall energy replacement level needed to stop the batteries from being run down due to periodicaly supplying boost current for the inverter function each time the compressor starts.
exactly.....AND one of the benefits of being mobile is being able to avoid the 115 degree weather!!!!!!!!
