Brassica wrote:
3 tons wrote:
air conditioner is a Coleman mach 1 P.S. 11k btu,
The results seem a bit ambiguous, but it appears that the compressor amps are high - If I can believe Colemans specs of 9.0 total amps (incl. fan) at 95df (90df during my test), and the fan is supposedly using about 2.5a, then the actual compressor only amps should be about 6.5a, which (if correct) means that the compressor is using 2.5-3.0 extra amps than the specs call for.
I had drafted an idea for a big capacitor to start RV air conditioner loads. It could be installed in the portable generator, or in the air conditioner itself. It looks like this soft start technology does that.
My father was an HVAC instructor in his second career. He said that A/C compressors may have liquid freon in them after they set a while. It takes a huge amount of current to clear that liquid from the cylinder. It may overload the circuit breaker. They call it slugging. The circuit breaker is thermal, so it will reset in a few minutes after the armature has cooled down. Then it will slug again. It may take multiple cycles to purge the cylinder. Fun fun
What is this unit "df"? thanks
Thats good to know...Just to update, I installed a new Run capacitor and compressor amps then dropped to about 7.2a - still a bit high but waaay better than before...
