Hello I purchase a older gulf stream class a motor coach at the end of last year. The question I have is can you run the generator while driving or will it over load the system? I was just curious because I'm doing a road trip with the family and the kid's will be wanting to watch movie's or get on there lap top while I'm doing all the driving. plus wife will have to make coffee to keep me awake.

Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC.

Almot wrote:Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC. that will not run any of my electronics there is no power to the out lets correct?

We run our generator at times going down the road if we want to run the A/C also. We have a good dash A/C but the MH is a DP and therefore in hotter weather the back bedroom can get quite warm. If we're driving to make miles and stopping at a truck stop for the night, we'll get fuel and go to bed so it's nice to run the A/C for an hour ahead of time to get the bedroom cooled down.Bill

Yes, you can run your generator with no ill effects. We do it all the time, mainly for running the rooftop air conditioners.

steppinstone wrote:Almot wrote:Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC. that will not run any of my electronics there is no power to the out lets correct?Check all of your outlets. About half of ours work when driving. I think they did that so you can't overload the inverter or batteries with too much AC power usage.Bill

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sch911
Explorer
May 24, 2016
Yes most of us do it. To run the roof A/C units.
Trackrig
Explorer II
May 24, 2016
steppinstone wrote:
Almot wrote:
Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC.

that will not run any of my electronics there is no power to the out lets correct?

Check all of your outlets. About half of ours work when driving. I think they did that so you can't overload the inverter or batteries with too much AC power usage.

Bill
RognBon
Explorer
May 24, 2016
Yes, you can run your generator with no ill effects. We do it all the time, mainly for running the rooftop air conditioners.
Trackrig
Explorer II
May 24, 2016
We run our generator at times going down the road if we want to run the A/C also. We have a good dash A/C but the MH is a DP and therefore in hotter weather the back bedroom can get quite warm. If we're driving to make miles and stopping at a truck stop for the night, we'll get fuel and go to bed so it's nice to run the A/C for an hour ahead of time to get the bedroom cooled down.

Bill
steppinstone
Explorer
May 24, 2016
Almot wrote:
Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC.

that will not run any of my electronics there is no power to the out lets correct?
Almot
Explorer III
May 24, 2016
Not my cup of tea, just curious why running a generator when you have 12 VDC from alternator? Invert DC to AC.

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