To Honda 2200i, or Stick with Honda 2000i?
Lately, I’ve been pondering a bit over Honda’s new 2200i generator, and wondering if it might be able to run my air conditioner while in the Eco mode (ALL other appliances and converter off), though E...
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SoundGuy wrote:monkey44 wrote:
With the 2200i, does the Honda still need the "easy-start" item, or will it run the 13.5 AC unit stock from factory?
The Micro-Air Easy Start Soft Starter Kit does nothing for you once the A/C compressor has spun up to speed ... it's strictly intended to significantly reduce initial compressor start up current demand, allowing a 2K genset like the EU2000i to not stumble, go into overload, and shut down it's inverter output. The EU2000i is rated for maximum continuous load of 13.3 amps @ 120 vac, the EU2200i 15 amps @ 120 vac, so obviously the larger version will better handle the load of a running A/C, particularly when elevation rises above sea level and ambient temperatures are higher, both of which will degrade the performance of any generator.
Agreed, the soft start is installed in lieu of the ‘start’ cap.... No modification to the ‘run’ cap is necessary....It may in fact be doing its intended job, thus the issue (wanting to run 11k btu ac in the Eco mode) may simply be due to the genny size vs load requirement...
At this point I’m attempting to make a go of it via reprogramming the parameters of the pass-thru inverter-charger, so that it kicks in early to start the compressor, then quickly disconnects (via ATS) once the LRA is overcome - though I’m not sure this will be successful... PS Inverter is pretty sophisticated in this way...I’m kinda thinking that although the Honda 2000i worked well running our previous campers 9500k btu air (and the present campers 11k btu ac when NOT on Eco), that the genny may just be a bit undersized to do so on Eco....More testing required!!
