Yamaha 2000iS and softstart with AC?
I have a older Yamaha 2000iS (not sv2) and a Magnum 3012 hybrid inverter but can’t run an AC due to the poor surge capability of the generator (it drops voltage too fast for inverter to ‘support’ it s...
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So today at 93df ambient, and with inverter bypassed and entirely out of the campers VAC loop, I decided to run the air conditioner directly (via the main panel) from the Honda 2200i with it in the eco mode…Before starting, I first ran the air cond for about 40 minutes to be certain it was up to operating temp…Results??….. After a half dozen test the Honda started the air conditioner while in Eco every time….
FWIW, Before taking the inverter out of the loop, I had first tried by lowering the ProSine 2.0 (a pass-thru inverter) inverter’s cut-off voltage and Hz to Xantrex’s lowest allowable settings of 85v and 50h, but to no avail…The inverter apparently ‘sees’ this as a defective shore power scenario and disconnects from the genny… And this is where the genny to inverter oscillations begin… As previously mentioned, I do have a Soft-start…
Makes me kinda wonder, of these many folks who report that their generators will operate their air conditioners while in the eco mode - how many of these generators being used in conjunction with a Smart (I.e. power sensing) pass-thru type inverter??
This is just another reason why the outcomes of each case may have a different ending…
3 tons
FWIW, Before taking the inverter out of the loop, I had first tried by lowering the ProSine 2.0 (a pass-thru inverter) inverter’s cut-off voltage and Hz to Xantrex’s lowest allowable settings of 85v and 50h, but to no avail…The inverter apparently ‘sees’ this as a defective shore power scenario and disconnects from the genny… And this is where the genny to inverter oscillations begin… As previously mentioned, I do have a Soft-start…
Makes me kinda wonder, of these many folks who report that their generators will operate their air conditioners while in the eco mode - how many of these generators being used in conjunction with a Smart (I.e. power sensing) pass-thru type inverter??
This is just another reason why the outcomes of each case may have a different ending…
3 tons
