The Official unofficial CPE 2000i Generator Thread

MrRchitty wrote:
You need a clamp style meter to measure the amps by clamping one of the wires inside the casing.
The ratings on the appliances are the max possible usage. You are also measuring on resistive loads which don't have the surge that an inductive load does.

x2. The heaters usually even on high don't use all the watts they are rated to. An a/c compressor really digs down deep to test a genny on start up, although I have no doubt a 3kw Champ inverter could very easily handle a 13.5 a/c unit.