Generator wattage
I bought a small 1000w inverter generator thinking I could take it as an additional power source for the camper to run the fridge and charge the battery. Last night it ran the the trailer for a bit. T...
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silverbullet555 wrote:
Still sorting this camper out. I have about 30 days before I have to return this generator. I tried to run my shop vac too which overloaded the generator.
It seems I ought to look for a 2000 watt generator to replace this one with as this must be too lite.
The fridge needs to be sorted out. It runs fine on shore power. When I hit the gas switch, it doesn't illuminate to indicate gas is going to the unit. I would like to get it working and that is on the list.
It's a norcold 442 I believe and is a 2 way fridge.
Yeah, the 1000w units are really limiting. Really they are typically only good for about 750-800w. The 1000w is a rating for a few seconds/minutes to get loads started. For continuous output, it's 20-25% lower.
If you have the option to return it and get a 2000w unit that would be better. If you ever want to run the air/con, jump up to around 3000w unit.
