Here is a test I conducted today. I unplugged my camper more than 24 hours earlier. I started the test at 10:30 am. I turned on 6 lights which involved 12 - 12 volt bulbs. Part number 921 which are 21 candle power. They were left illuminated 5 hours and 15 minutes. I also operated a 750watt MSW power inverter. A double pole double throw switch allows me transfer power from one of the circuits in the breaker panel to the inverter so when I don't have shore power, I can power several outlets and the TV. This flat screen TV uses 200watts and too, was operated for 5 hours and 15 minutes. In addition, I thought I would simulate multiple showers, so I ran my water pump until all 60 gallons of water drained. That operation went from 3pm until 3:40 pm.
So, a nice 40 minute shower is probably far more, IMHO, than would be taken by 1 or shared between 2 people, more than 5 hours of lights and 5 hours of TV.... Powered by two fully charged 29 BCI group sized deep cycle marine batteries. The voltage at the beginning was 12.66 volts. The voltage just before powering the water pump (4 1/2 hours after start) was 11.99 volts. After my 40 minute shower, was reduced to 11.89 volts. I started one single Champion 2000 Watt Inverter generator, attached a Kill-A-Watt meter and turned on the breaker and..................
it started without flaw. Click me for the video. It covers all of the measurements, volts, volt amps, power factor, amps, watts and hz.
20 minutes later, I filmed
this.I, for one, had an issue, promptly taken care of by CPE. Very pleased with their support. 2, very pleased with the product and performance and 3, the price. It does everything I need it to that is reasonable.
Professor, funny you put your post up while I was working on this. I really don't have the means to run a test where I can find something with a bad power factor that would bring the generator to its limits. I can, power my pancake compressor, a shop vac, consumer bounce house blower, skill-saw, vacuum that we keep in the camper, the microwave, and recharge my batteries. (all individually, of course)
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