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bowler1
Explorer
Mar 23, 2014

Shutting Off My Converter to Start AC w/ Generator???

Hi, This is a follow up to my post from yesterday about starting AC with a generator--thanks so much for all the help! Seems that the next thing I need to try is to ensure my converter is shut of...
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GordonThree
Explorer
Mar 23, 2014
smkettner wrote:
Same goes for elevation.


Good point here - generators have so little spare horsepower they really lose capacity as you climb above sea level. My Yamaha 2000 could not sustain more than 1300 watts continuous (down from 1600w cont.) at 6500 ft.

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