Will 2600w peak 2300w running start and run a/c?
13,500 btu unit?
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I see where he tried it and it did not work.
Let's be honest here, folks, and note that there is some variation in the numbers on everything. 13,5 K ACs generally require 1900 to 2300 starting watts. Exactly how much a particular AC unit needs depends on the make, model, age, and size/condition of the starting capacitors in that unit. The exact true output of generators varies as well, and over the same criteria. The result is that if you grab any generator in the 2000 watt class and try to run any AC on any camper in the campground, you will find some combinations that work, and some that don't. As a result, the best that can be said here is that a 2,000-2,500 watt generator is marginal at best, and that further depends on how much power the RV's rig is demanding at the moment to charge the house batteries.
Guys who like to live on the edge, or who are too poor or too cheap to spring for a 3,000 watt generator (or bigger) might be able to use the smaller generator. But they are not likely to ultimately be happy with it. Just saying . . . .
Let's be honest here, folks, and note that there is some variation in the numbers on everything. 13,5 K ACs generally require 1900 to 2300 starting watts. Exactly how much a particular AC unit needs depends on the make, model, age, and size/condition of the starting capacitors in that unit. The exact true output of generators varies as well, and over the same criteria. The result is that if you grab any generator in the 2000 watt class and try to run any AC on any camper in the campground, you will find some combinations that work, and some that don't. As a result, the best that can be said here is that a 2,000-2,500 watt generator is marginal at best, and that further depends on how much power the RV's rig is demanding at the moment to charge the house batteries.
Guys who like to live on the edge, or who are too poor or too cheap to spring for a 3,000 watt generator (or bigger) might be able to use the smaller generator. But they are not likely to ultimately be happy with it. Just saying . . . .
