mrekim wrote:
MrRchitty wrote:
I have experience with my 2000i's paralleled and my 2009 Springdale with the 13.5k Coleman and I had to put a hard start capacitor. They start the ac unit with eco off.
Wow, I would have thought two of them paralleled would easily start just about any rv AC unit.
MrRchitty wrote:
The 3100 unit from champion, I drooling over and am trying to figure out how I can get my hands on one for testing.
I'd really like to see you test the 3100 model too :-).
On paper I would have guessed that the parallel 2KW units would deliver a continuous 25 amps with a peak of 30 amps or maybe slightly more.
The 3.1KW unit looks like it would deliver closer to a continuous 23 amps with a peak around 25 or 26.
Is my math right?
LRA, or locked rotor amps, or in-rush current. It's the mass amounts of power required on an inductive motor required to start it. And, the generator's forgiveness until it goes into overload or stalls. The previous programming of the 2000I was 150ms. Now it's 400 ms. That gives the inductive motor a chance to start. If I remember correctly, my 13.5k ac unit takes about 53 amps for the first 150ms. The hard start capacitor decreases the required amps necessary to start the ac unit.
