So the other day, my trusty 1200 watt CPE genny decides to fry its capacitor, leaving us with low batteries and no AC. This gen only has 186 hours on it....
Anyhow, back on topic; I reluctantly borrow my fathers CPE 2000, as the batteries are almost depleted, and here's what happened.
I started up the 2000, (maybe i'll call it the 1000, ;-)), and plug in the RV cord with ALL breakers shut off, except the breaker for my PD9260. Overload.
Okay, I set the charge pendant to float, the lowest output setting; Overload. Ummkay.
I disconnect both batteries, restart everything, plug in again, no change in generator load, good. I connect the grp24, gen loads but still okay. Connect the Grp 27, O/L again.
One more time, float, grp24 for 5 minutes, then Grp 27. Okay, so it's working now, and I set the gen to Eco. It idles as low as it will go. I try absorption after 15 minutes. Nope; overload.
I disconnect it all, restart everything, (do a hula dance...), and give it another 15 minutes. Now it will run absorption. Boost is overload city.
An hour later, boost mode works, and finally the generator idles up.
Why on earth does this thing with the upgraded modules overload repeatedly without even going full throttle? Maddening. (Spec-wise, these two should work out fine, with headroom to spare) Hard to fathom why my 1200 watter handled this load with aplomb, and the 1600 watter won't even try. I was again considering the 2000, now that I have the PD, but this was way to frustrating. I've. Ever had an issue with the 1200, until it crapped out without warning the other day, but otherwise, it was a match made in heaven with the PD.
The 2000 was Hatfield and McCoy territory....
I understand this post will be taken as blasphemy, and my credibility or knowledge will be impugned by risking upsetting "the choir". But it's all true, and very disappointing.
We are now adding battery disconnects to my dads trailer (he now has 2-24's, and a 27 to avoid this silliness.
