9200 ac

sign man wrote:
thanks okan-star for the good advice. yeah i also looked at adventurenet & ppl. i see the mach 1 blows at 320 cfm where as the polar cub blows at 200 cfm (on high setting) leaving me to think that the mach 1 is probably louder. but im curious as to what the mach 1 blows on low setting, if maybe its equal to the polar on high. (not sure if i want to yell at someone sitting right next to me) anyone have a mach 1 in a truck camper and if so is it loud?

Ive had dometic briskairs that where 300=320cfm and the dometic penguin I have now is the same , you have to turn up the tv a little but not that loud . The new mach 8 cub is 300cfm, I think 320 is a common cfm for an rv AC
The reason I may go for a wall testat is if I go to bed with the AC on and the temp levels out somtimes the fan runs the rest of the nite
Or if Im on shore power and leave the camper when its still cool and it heats up the AC will come on
The 9201and the 49201a876 are for sure quieter but not to make a diffrence that you cant talk with 120 cfm more , IMO
Again personal prefrence
Mainly its all about getting out of the unbearable heat somtimes and if your on a gen........

thanks okan-star for the good advice. yeah i also looked at adventurenet & ppl. i see the mach 1 blows at 320 cfm where as the polar cub blows at 200 cfm (on high setting) leaving me to think that the mach 1 is probably louder. but im curious as to what the mach 1 blows on low setting, if maybe its equal to the polar on high. (not sure if i want to yell at someone sitting right next to me) anyone have a mach 1 in a truck camper and if so is it loud?

Signman Its probably a personal call
There are a lot of devoted cub owners here , with good reason
I was one
But times change and slowly so do opinions
I think you hit the basic points
The main one is the higher profile
As I said before if I was putting it on a pop up Id go the newer cub and find out about the yamaha 2400 gen or ?
One interesting thing is the mach 1 ps dosent come with a start cap. just a run cap. They say it dosent need it . I have a supco soft start that didnt do me any good on the penguin ac on my camper now I may see how that reacts ,if it makes any diff. when I get one

Whatever you buy be aware you have to buy the top unit and the ceiling unit seperatly most on line places
When I was looking today it looked like PPL has a good price
adventurerv.com has no phone # to call in case of problems
Also if you can add wires you can get a ceiling unit without controls and use a wall teestat , that way fhe fan motor dosent run between compressor cycles, costs about 130.00 more but Im considering that

Victory 402 go to rvcomfort.com , hit rv products at the top theres tec data & lit that drops down theres a section that tels you where on the unit the model #`s located , with that you can enter the model # of any unit they made and pull up the data sheet on it

Since this post came out I'm trying to figure out what size unit I have. Can anyone tell me where the model number(name plate) is located? I have a 7' early 90's coachmen and all it says by the control nobs is Coleman Mach. thanks, Vic

coleman mach 1 vs polar cub 9200
okay so the mach 1 has more btu & draws only 9.9amps It weighs less than the polar cub and is a few bucks cheaper. I think the only downside is that it is 2" taller. Correct me if i'm wrong but isnt this the better option?

I just got off the phone with Rvp or coleman or airxcl whatever you want to call them , was asking about what ceiling unit to use with a wall teestat , so the AC will turn off then on again when the teestat calls for it , instead of a ceiling unit with controls on it .

I asked why they cant use a lower amp compressor with a low profile unit like the cub , he said the cub has a layed down , horizontal comp. and thats the lowest amp one available . The mach 1 ps is stood up and is available in lower amp , its a 6.6amp

Like I said before I waited for the new model mach 1 ps to come out, its .2 or.4 amp less than the previous model, I`ll be getting one before summer. My camper is a non basement Lance , Id prefer a low profile unit but givin the power reqirement diffrence I can handle the extra 3 or so inches in height

FYI the cub and the mach can use the same inside ceiling units
FYI the new mach cub has 1 motor for the cooling fins and a seperate motor for the inside 2 speed motor , it also has a smaller horizontal external fan on the top than the large one previous models had

I have 140 watts of solar but I still want to run my converter to charge the batts ,some times with the AC and the gen running I use the microwave on my inverter at the same time , like to be able to replentish dc loss right away

If I had known about the freon issue and higher amp cubs I would have taken the 9201 cub I put on my Okanagan off before I sold it

The only reason I guess Im so persistant when one of these threads about hondas and cubs comes up is there are so many lucky guys with 9201 cubs out there that tell of the great comb they are , I want the actual situation to be represented to the question , so people can make the decision based on corect info

Reddog1 wrote:
How much taller is the Coleman Mach 1 power saver 48207C966 than the Polar Cub?

The Coleman P.S. is 13.5 in. high and the Polar 9200 is 10.63 in. tall.

I still don't understand why the 9200 is always more expensive than even the larger 13.5btu units. Supply and demand?

How much taller is the Coleman Mach 1 power saver 48207C966 than the Polar Cub?

okan-star wrote:
Thanks for the post Troutguy
I asked if anyone had used a 49201a876 w/ a honda almost a year ago and its nice to hear it will run it , but for me using the gen not on eco mode as you can with 9201 is not a good thing , I have stayed in hot weather and run the AC and gen all nite in eco and the gen would spool up when the AC compressor came on , not as loud , not as much gas, nor is not being able to charge the batterys at the same time a good fit for me, spoiled I guess from the 9201
Check out the other thread "AC" Exlporer writes he just bought a camper with a newer Mach 8 cub 47201-a876

the 9201=8.5 amps at low fan 8.9 at high 1260 watts at 120F
49201A876 = 11.1 at low 11.5 at high 1450 watts at 120 F
47201A876 = 11.2 at low 11.7 at high 1550 watts at 120 F

Thats about a third more power required , no wonder it dosent preform the same , is it a good fit ? or an just the only game in town

If you want a 49201a876 you better hurry there are only the ones on the shelfs. Them its the new mach 8 cub 47201a876 with 2 motors

If you want one that preforms as a 9201 did or as close as is available
Coleman Mach 1 power saver
48207C966 = 9.3 amps at low 9.5 at high 1260 watts at 120 F

My AC will run in the "eco" but I prefer to run it in the "eco off" mode, as I don't care for that 1-2 sec. lag and quick rev-up/spool-up, when the compresser calls for more amps.

Running the "eco-off" mode does add some revs when the comp. is not running, but does provide a much smoother transition in the genny when the comp. does kick on. Hondas of any type love revs but they don't like to be lugged.

I restore old Honda motorcycles, mostly 70's era four cylinders, so I think I kinda understand how they were designed and were made to operate. Yup, they sure beat the good old USA small-engined products and I am a proud American and disabled Vietnam Vet but also am a realist.

BTW Happy Veterans Day to all of you Vets out there......

Reddog1 wrote:
Troutguy , I too start the AC in fan only mode, but only until I hear the fan is up to speed, then I switch to cool mode. I do run the Honda in the "eco" mode. I'm guessing that my solar keeps the battery charge high enough that I do not have to turn my charger off. Do keep in mind, my A/C is a 2004 9200.

My fridge is always on propane, unless I am on shore power, then I might switch to 120-volts. I agree, you can't run the microwave or a toaster while running the AC with the Honda 2000.

You post you don't run the Honda in "eco" mode. Have you tried to run the "eco" mode? Perhaps after your A/C is up and running on cool, you could switch to "eco" mode?


So okan-star, with your research, I understand the Coleman A/C to run today with the Honda 2000 is the Coleman Mach 1 power saver 48207C966 = 9.3 amps at low 9.5 at high 1260 watts at 120 F. or has that been replaced?

Coleman Mach 1 power saver 48207C966 is a high profile ac