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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Ok, I’m back after having tried the new Honda 2200i...With ambient temps at about 86df (inside RV garage) and at 4,800’ elevation, and after warming up the new 2200i and the air cond for about 30 min the results ‘while on Eco’ were the same as with the 2000i - the 11.5k btu Coleman mach 1 p.s. still requires the assist of the pass-thru PS inverter (for a few brief seconds) to get up and rolling, but after that works fine on Eco...All other appliances and converter were set to OFF...
As I previously stated, Coleman list the running amps (with blower) at 9.0@95df and 9.6@115df, yet my Kill-A-Watt meter is showing a steady 11.6 running amps with blower on LO (likely more in the vicinity of their 13k btu model I would think?)...Since over the last 9 years the AC really hasn’t seen a whole lot of use, I’m at a loss to know why the running amps are about 2.6a higher than spec’ed, but the air unit otherwise seems to work just fine...Nor do I know for sure if the Kill-a-Watt meter reads in a possibly more accurate RMS, though indications are (per Eco mode testing) that the amperage is actually higher than Coleman’s specs...
Either way, when on Eco the inverter saves the day (upon compressor starts...) and hopefully the extra 200w of headroom will be appreciated during desert camping. I’ll know more after this weekend’s BLM desert riding RZR excursion...!!
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As I previously stated, Coleman list the running amps (with blower) at 9.0@95df and 9.6@115df, yet my Kill-A-Watt meter is showing a steady 11.6 running amps with blower on LO (likely more in the vicinity of their 13k btu model I would think?)...Since over the last 9 years the AC really hasn’t seen a whole lot of use, I’m at a loss to know why the running amps are about 2.6a higher than spec’ed, but the air unit otherwise seems to work just fine...Nor do I know for sure if the Kill-a-Watt meter reads in a possibly more accurate RMS, though indications are (per Eco mode testing) that the amperage is actually higher than Coleman’s specs...
Either way, when on Eco the inverter saves the day (upon compressor starts...) and hopefully the extra 200w of headroom will be appreciated during desert camping. I’ll know more after this weekend’s BLM desert riding RZR excursion...!!
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