Air conditioning article

pianotuna wrote:
Thanks for the link.

Mello Mike is one of the good guys imo.

Keytag is right about having a chart. He often offers good advice.

Are you using those Sio2 batteries yet, looks interesting.

valhalla360 suggested the chart.

Thanks for the link.

Mello Mike is one of the good guys imo.

Keytag is right about having a chart. He often offers good advice.

Let's just ignore Keytag

Nice article. It did not seem to intend to be a comparison chart between each unit exactly. It is an article about different AC options for the TC crowd. Good info. Most of these I have not heard of, so now I know.

The DC units intrigue me in that they run without a generator or hookups. Given enough solar and battery you have AC while in the boonies without daily gasoline refills... IT states amp use, but that is when the compressor is running, so the calculation would be based on what % the compressor runs and then how many amps just the fan draws. 300 amps of available battery and 29 amp draw would give 10 hours of use, but in reality the compressor cycles so it could be much more. Enough solar on the roof, the entire roof, and sun and all is good.

I dont have the space on the roof or the desire to deploy ground panels, so maybe the next RV for me....

Kayteg1 wrote:
Very lousy job comparing.
RecPro 9.5 is listed as taking 12.6 amp, when actuall measurements are about 1/2 of that
Somebody got paid for promoting certain brands?

Mello Mike is a personal friend of mine and he received NO money for writing this article. So your cry's of "someone got paid" are unfounded and stupid!

The 12.6 amp is directly from REcPro website

Kayteg1 wrote:
Very lousy job comparing.
RecPro 9.5 is listed as taking 12.6 amp, when actuall measurements are about 1/2 of that
Somebody got paid for promoting certain brands?

If you are going to mix 120vAC and 12vDC, at least convert to watts, so the reader can compare easily.

But also, you need to adjust for BTU output
- A duty cycle estimate would also be important. Who cares if the 12vDC uses 25% less watts but runs twice as many hours per day.
- A low BTU unit may not even get the interior down to a reasonable temp, so it really needs a defined test. A small unit may do OK in a smallish truck camper but fail miserably in a larger campervan that has a much larger interior. (unless you are in a desert, the swamp cooler is all but useless)

A simple table with the key data points would go a long way towards making this a useful article. At the very least follow a consistent pattern in writing the paragraph for each unit using bullet points so it's easy to find the data.

Very lousy job comparing.
RecPro 9.5 is listed as taking 12.6 amp, when actuall measurements are about 1/2 of that
Somebody got paid for promoting certain brands?