professor95 wrote:
We all know that the current for the fan is not fixed. It will increase with speed and resistance to air movement in the fan blades (there are two). As heat increases, so does line pressure on the high side. Compressor motors must work harder (more current draw) as pressure rises.
A/C amperage ratings by the manufacturer should be maximum under these high load conditions. Thus, it is not unexpected that a 15 amp rated A/C will only draw 12 amps under low load conditions.
I don't want to ruin the thread arguing over over this, but for clarification the numbers I quoted were on a 100 degree day, air conditioner outside unit in full sun, and fan on high. I measured the power with both an AC clamp meter and a watt hour meter. If all the air conditioners are about the same than it's a darned coincidence that of those who have reported on the forum, way more than half of those with the Brisk Air run just fine with the eu2000i, while most RVP Coleman users report failure.
