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SoundGuy
May 11, 2018Explorer
valhalla360 wrote:
Must have got lucky. I've tested and on the current trailer, the last trailer and a similar size unit on our boat measured 9-11 amps continuous load. It does vary a bit depending on conditions but haven't seen anything close to 14amps.
That's not to say an individual unit might not pull a bit more as there is some variation unit to unit but 14amps would be way at the high end of what to expect.
14amps is 1680w @ 120v. The little 2000w generators can typically only handle 1600w continous but people report them working if they can get past the compressor start up.
Screen shots of two of the most common rooftop 13,500 BTU A/Cs installed on RVs these days ... 14 amp draw is hardly at "the high end". :S
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