Will honda 2000 start a 15k BTU air conditioner?

ktmrfs wrote:

philh wrote:

Seon wrote:
Aren't the easy start, soft start and hard start all functions the same on the start-up?

Microair easystart electronically spins up the compressor at a slower rate. I believe the hard start is a big capacitor that may or may not work.

exactly. night and day difference. with my coleman and the microair easy start PEAK inrush current to start the coleman is less than 20A for less than 2 seconds. honda 2000 in eco mode will start the AC easily with a nice smooth ramp up in generator rpm. For reference w/o the easy start I measured >50A inrush current needed to start the coleman even with a hard start cap installed. Very close to the spec'd LRA for the coleman.

The easy start has a "learn" mode where you start the AC unit something like 6 times from a "stiff" source, e.g. your house shore power. First start inrush will be near LRA, each start lowers the peak current till about the 5th or so start when it levels out at a final value, around 20A. Once you are done with the "learn" mode, your all set to start using a generator to start the AC from a generator or shore power.