Honda EU2000i or A/C issue. Help

This may be a dumb question, but you're not running it through an extension cord or an adapter with bad connections, are you?

Grodyman wrote:
You probably would be a lot happier with a Yamaha ef2400ishc if air conditioning is a primary use of the genset.

I wonder if I can take this Honda back to Northern

You probably would be a lot happier with a Yamaha ef2400ishc if air conditioning is a primary use of the genset.

Reddog1 wrote:
I hope the capacitor solves your problem, but I really do not know that it is needed. I think you have another problem. I think maybe there is a problem with the A/C compressor. Personally I would have it checked.

I have trouble believing the Honda 2000 will not run the Polar Cub 9000 series A/C. Per the Polar manual, 6.8 amps for the compressor, and 1.4 amps for the Hi fan. That is a total of 8.2 amps. As I recall, the Honda 2000 puts out 13.3 amps. That leaves about 3.9 amps extra.

On RV.NET, I do not recall anyone that could not run their Polar Cub with the Honda 2000.

Can someone post a link for a Polar Cub 9500 manual? I have search, and cannot find a 9500 btu Polar Cub. I am guessing they are new.


Wayne

Sorry, it's a Polar cub 9200.

Butch50 wrote:

Ripit wrote:

Butch50 wrote:
That is strange, I have a 2012 NL with a 11,000 BTU AC and my 2000i well start it and run it here in AR, I have not needed it any place else I have been. It sure sounds like you have other things running. You might have to isolate your fridge so it is only off the batteries and not off the converter when you are on the genny.

Read the post. The frig is 12 volt only. Nothing else is running. But older 2007 A/C s pull more amps than the newer ones.

I know that it is a 12VDC (as stated in one of your earlier posts) but if it is running and drawing from the battery where do you think the batteries are going to be recharged by if the generator is running. Right from the converter and where is the power to run the converter coming from, from the generator. It is no different than when you are plugged into AC with your shore line how do the batteries get charged, from the a/c from the shore line. Now you have the shore line plugged into the generator, the converter doesn't know or care if it is shore power or generator power if the batteries call for charging it is going to use the A/C power to

I know older AC draw more power but my AC is also larger than yours.

The frig and the charger are both turned off.

The OP might be getting a 9500 number off the ceiling unit , pull the top shroud and look for model number of the unit. If its a year correct model for the Outfitter it should be somthing like 9201d that pulls a total amps of 8.9 in high , if its been replaced and the model is 49201a ,the next gen model ,it is 11.5 amp in high, the diffrence is the refrigerant that they started using in about 2010 .
Look at rvcomfort.com literature and tech docs
So you all are aware the polar cub has been replaced by a mach8 cub model 47201-a876 that now has 2 motors and draws 11.7 amps in high and the running watts at desert conditions are 1550. This it at the edge of running on a eu2000 , as is the previous 49201 model

Super_Dave wrote:
Butch, if he says that the AC runs off of shore power, how does your example of the battery / converter draw apply? Same voltage being applied in both cases, no?

I don't understand your question? If you are saying that when hooked to shore power or generator are the same voltage that is true BUT amperage is not the same. If running off a 30 amp circuit and all he gets in normal operation is the around 13 amps from the generator he sure doesn't need to have any of that 13 amps going to replenish the batteries that the 12VDC fridge is using. I believe that the 12VDC fridges draw a little over 2 amps. Now if the fridge is running than is not that amperage being supplied back to the batteries by the converter via the generator? All I'm saying is when he is running his generator and if the batteries are being charged to supply power for his 12VDC fridge then his generator is providing power to both the converter and the AC is this not true? I was suggesting that be sure that he has a way to keep the converter from drawing power from the generator to charge batteries when he is trying to run the AC unit.

Hope that makes sense.:)

ON EDIT: Specularius, that is what I was trying to say but you said it in fewer words than I did, thanks.

I think the big difference is the 12vdc fridge. That is pulling the batteries down and while on shore power the batteries stay topped up so the converter draw is minimal. While camping, the batteries are being drawn down and the converter is pulling maximum amps trying to charge the batteries. Combine this with the air conditioner and the EU2000i cannot keep up. I said batteries but OP may only have one battery.

Butch, if he says that the AC runs off of shore power, how does your example of the battery / converter draw apply? Same voltage being applied in both cases, no?

Ripit wrote:

Butch50 wrote:
That is strange, I have a 2012 NL with a 11,000 BTU AC and my 2000i well start it and run it here in AR, I have not needed it any place else I have been. It sure sounds like you have other things running. You might have to isolate your fridge so it is only off the batteries and not off the converter when you are on the genny.

Read the post. The frig is 12 volt only. Nothing else is running. But older 2007 A/C s pull more amps than the newer ones.

I know that it is a 12VDC (as stated in one of your earlier posts) but if it is running and drawing from the battery where do you think the batteries are going to be recharged by if the generator is running. Right from the converter and where is the power to run the converter coming from, from the generator. It is no different than when you are plugged into AC with your shore line how do the batteries get charged, from the a/c from the shore line. Now you have the shore line plugged into the generator, the converter doesn't know or care if it is shore power or generator power if the batteries call for charging it is going to use the A/C power to do it with.

I know older AC draw more power but my AC is also larger than yours.