An interesting discussion!
Just to maybe help out a bit - our RV's A/C control has two modes to control it's main circulation fan (the fan that pushes the air out of the interior vents): 1) Main circulation fan ON all the time, and 2) Main circulation fan ON only when the compressor is ON.
We like the to use the air conditioner's control mode that keeps the main circulation fan ON all the time. This provides for a much more even temperature throughout the interior - eliminating a feeling of the interior temperature ramping up while the A/C is totally OFF, followed by a feeling of the interior temperature ramping down while the A/C is completely ON.
What leaving this main circulation fan ON all of the time means with respect to generator loading is ... the air conditioner's start up current loading (compressor locked rotor large current spike plus main circulation fan locked shaft smaller current spike) on the generator is reduced because the main circulation fan is already running whenever the compressor starts.
For those having a digital A/C control with this dual-mode control of the main circulation fan, using the mode that keeps this fan ON all the time during air conditioning may mean that a marginally sized generator may power the air conditioner just fine as is (or at least with only a hard start capacitor added) .... while at the same time having a more comfortable even temperature inside the RV when using the air conditioning system during warm weather.
Also during weather that is only a bit warm, we set the air conditioner's digital control to run only the air conditioner's main circulation fan to provide great air movement throughout the RV's interior. When doing this while drycamping, we can use our super quiet 650 watt portable generator to supply the power for the air conditioner's main circulation fan.
