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gunterm
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Sep 05, 2017

Should I upgrade to 2000w in parallel or single 3100w ?

I just "upgraded" from my old motorhome to a Jayco Jay Flight. Unfortunately it has the 15k A/C upgrade which immediately trips the breaker on my 2000w Champion inverter.

With the motorhome I could run the 13.5k A/C, but this bigger one looks like it will be impossible even with a hard start capacitor installed based on the inrush and continuous current numbers.

My first instinct is to sell the 2000 watt and buy this:
https://www.supergenproducts.com/catalog/p-100112/refurbished-3100w-dual-fuel-inverter-100204r

It is slightly cheaper to just buy another refurb 2000W and the parallel kit, but it seems like a lot more effort to lug 2 generators. Is there a hidden bonus to 2 generators I'm not seeing?
  • Will you be lifting your generator? If so, two little guys. If not, the bigger guy.
  • gunterm wrote:
    I just "upgraded" from my old motorhome to a Jayco Jay Flight. Unfortunately it has the 15k A/C upgrade which immediately trips the breaker on my 2000w Champion inverter.

    With the motorhome I could run the 13.5k A/C, but this bigger one looks like it will be impossible even with a hard start capacitor installed based on the inrush and continuous current numbers.

    My first instinct is to sell the 2000 watt and buy this:
    https://www.supergenproducts.com/catalog/p-100112/refurbished-3100w-dual-fuel-inverter-100204r

    It is slightly cheaper to just buy another refurb 2000W and the parallel kit, but it seems like a lot more effort to lug 2 generators. Is there a hidden bonus to 2 generators I'm not seeing?
    One thought is that if you are camping somewhere where the AC isn't needed, you can just take one generator that weighs about half of what the 3100W weighs, and it is cheaper to buy the 2000W.

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