Old & Slow wrote:
Nova Scotia Campers wrote:
Just back from the weekend camping trip. We did a provincial park with no electrical service. We used the 2000i the first day from about 11 AM to about 8 in the evening. With the RV battery charging and the fridge running if it did increase the rpms it wasnt noticeable. The 2000i ran smoothly with no hiccups reported. At suppertime, we baked ptotatoes in the microwave. the genny spooled up (in econ mode)after about a minute and a half the genny overloaded. We had several 12 volt accesories on at the time, as well as the fridge. The fridges compressor probably kicked in causing the overload. I shut down the fridge, and the microwave ran for another 6 minutes without incidient. I did not get to do a run that emptied the tank. Both days the generator ran it was about 9 to 10 hours each straight. So it has great fuel economy. I ran the genny for another hour and a half today to try and run out of gas but it still didnt. Had to do other things so I shut er down. That would make this tank of gas 11.5 hours and still not dry. While at the campground we had the quietest generator their by far, although I did not notice any reds. I hope this report helps out some of you who still have concerns.
You have said on a previous post you own the 2011 Trail Lite 180T with a 55 amp Paralax Converter/Charger. So as per the above, you were able to add to the 55a C/C the 900 watts Microwave plus the compressor fringe was on, along with other 12a acc. for a period of time. Now, for the Champ to output power for this load, it has to be at quite a high RMP, something like 5000 or above. You say it was the most quiet in the park. 11.5 hours and tank still not dry. With no hiccups.
It wasnt a very good weekend here on the East Coast, We camped at Graves Island, and the were about 4 rv's in our loop. Everyone of them had a genny, one was a very loud open frame, one was a honeywell 2000i, (very noisy for an inverter), and one was a kind of square black boxy inverter,(also more noisy) not sure of the brand, maybe powermate or something like that. You could not here my 2000i at any of the campsites that had people at them. As for running 8 hours and more, 1 it was a crappy weekend, watched a movie or two, 2 the campground was practically empty. 3 Wanted a good run to give the 2000i a good workout.
