Installed a Micro-Air Soft Start today
So there's a backstory first --- When I bought my 1160, I got it 6mos old used. Original owner bought it stripped - no AC, no gen, not even any TVs. I got a helluva deal on it, and first thing I d...
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I have a Coleman 13.5. Wiring schematic was inside the unit's access panel. It was literally splice one wire, move 2, add one, done. I'm not kidding when I'm saying it took longer to get to the wires than the actual wiring.
Then you fire up the roof air 5 times, with 5 minute wait times in between to avoid locked rotor---this is so the MicroAir can learn and adjust/optimize to the start surge.
I have a Magnum Technologies Inverter/charger, with a very detailed digital display panel. At no point during start up did the incoming AC amperage exceed 12 amps. It said the incoming AC current ramp'd up to 5 amps for about 3 seconds(which it never did before--presumably storing it for the start surge), then 12 amps for less than a second to start, back down to 7 running with the fan on low.
Then you fire up the roof air 5 times, with 5 minute wait times in between to avoid locked rotor---this is so the MicroAir can learn and adjust/optimize to the start surge.
I have a Magnum Technologies Inverter/charger, with a very detailed digital display panel. At no point during start up did the incoming AC amperage exceed 12 amps. It said the incoming AC current ramp'd up to 5 amps for about 3 seconds(which it never did before--presumably storing it for the start surge), then 12 amps for less than a second to start, back down to 7 running with the fan on low.
