3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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Well here are today's results.
Ambient temp 78 degrees in the shade. The infrared thermometer would not take a reading on the galvanized sheet metal of the AC but the surrounding rubber roof was 130 degrees. (Not sure if ambient temp makes that much of a difference or not)
I wired the SPP6 across the run capacitor and it made the situation worse. Worse even then with the SPP6 wired across the start capacitor as I had it yesterday.
The Champion would start the AC fine, but there was a noticeable increase in how much it bogged down during start up as compared with the SPP6 across the start capacitor and especially when compared to no SPP6 install at all.
The Honda would go into overload immediately, where as yesterday it would overload but it took longer before it quit.
Then I removed the SPP6 and returned everything to factory wiring.
With the converter charging in boost mode you had to listen close to tell that the champion bogged at all during the AC start-up.
I unplugged the converter then tried the AC with the Honda in non-eco mode and it started the AC with what seemed like relative ease. It of course bogged down during start but there was no surging, vibrations, clicking or slow running of the AC like there was when the SPP6 was wired in. I did this multiple times and could not get the Honda to go into overload like it was doing yesterday.
Then I plugged the converter back in and put it in boost mode. The Honda again started the AC but it definitely took more effort. But again, no noises or other drama with the AC, just a deeper dip in rpms/noise from the generator during start-up, and it didn't sound like the generator recovered to as high of rpm level as it did with the converter out of the loop. I did this several more times with the converter running and the Honda started the AC every time.
So I don't know what to think. I don't understand why the hard start capacitor made things worse, unless I still have it miswired somehow.
Guess I should be happy the Honda will start the AC in whatever configuration works. Besides its not like there was anything better to do besides lie on my side on top of an RV with a 130 degree surface temperature with the sun directly in my eyes while trying to do wiring inside a small shiny metal box. :)
Ambient temp 78 degrees in the shade. The infrared thermometer would not take a reading on the galvanized sheet metal of the AC but the surrounding rubber roof was 130 degrees. (Not sure if ambient temp makes that much of a difference or not)
I wired the SPP6 across the run capacitor and it made the situation worse. Worse even then with the SPP6 wired across the start capacitor as I had it yesterday.
The Champion would start the AC fine, but there was a noticeable increase in how much it bogged down during start up as compared with the SPP6 across the start capacitor and especially when compared to no SPP6 install at all.
The Honda would go into overload immediately, where as yesterday it would overload but it took longer before it quit.
Then I removed the SPP6 and returned everything to factory wiring.
With the converter charging in boost mode you had to listen close to tell that the champion bogged at all during the AC start-up.
I unplugged the converter then tried the AC with the Honda in non-eco mode and it started the AC with what seemed like relative ease. It of course bogged down during start but there was no surging, vibrations, clicking or slow running of the AC like there was when the SPP6 was wired in. I did this multiple times and could not get the Honda to go into overload like it was doing yesterday.
Then I plugged the converter back in and put it in boost mode. The Honda again started the AC but it definitely took more effort. But again, no noises or other drama with the AC, just a deeper dip in rpms/noise from the generator during start-up, and it didn't sound like the generator recovered to as high of rpm level as it did with the converter out of the loop. I did this several more times with the converter running and the Honda started the AC every time.
So I don't know what to think. I don't understand why the hard start capacitor made things worse, unless I still have it miswired somehow.
Guess I should be happy the Honda will start the AC in whatever configuration works. Besides its not like there was anything better to do besides lie on my side on top of an RV with a 130 degree surface temperature with the sun directly in my eyes while trying to do wiring inside a small shiny metal box. :)
