Soft Start Install Issues
Hey all. Been having issues with my generator not starting my AC which is in another post. One of the solutions I was going to try is a soft start but now I am having issues there as well. I have a...
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Galvanizd wrote:
Did you get your ac to operate properly on shore power? From your other post, you were having problems with the generator tripping. Might want to get your ac operating properly before installing your soft start.
That would include re installing your 12 volt battery to your rv. The ac will not work properly unless both shore power AND the 12 volt battery are connected. Can't imagine the the soft start will work any better until the ac unit is working properly
I'll be checking some things tomorrow. The generator can start it about 90% of the time. Ac shore power always starts it the problem is I don't have good AC power st my garage because of a bad wiring job. The AC was fine anytime I was plugged into a camping spots AC though.
The issue is the huge surge that my generator is seeing. I'm still not entirely sure if it's the generator or the AC having issues but all the details are in that post about what I've been test8ng.
The hope is that the soft start will lessen the surge draw so my generator can start it. From what the one person was saying it seems that dometic just has high drawing ACs. His one post showed a 37amp draw. I get 28-30amp draw when successful but a 48amp draw when it fails.
