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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Kayteg1 wrote:work2much wrote:
Start the air with an inverter and then switch over? I don't think any transfer switch will operate that seamlessly while under load. Maybe I am wrong. Never tried it.
It does. I had the setup on my bus conversion with 24V inverter/charger. 15 yo technology, so now I would expect better.
While on the road I was running AC on inverter, when I plug in at campground, inverter took few seconds to recognize new power source and would switch seamlessly both ways.
TV won't even blink.
One more thing to consider spending money on soft start v/s getting bigger generator is fact that Honda3000 is quieter than Honda 2000 and will run for 14 hr on its tank. It seems to be more economical under load as well.
I've been camping next to guys who used two of H2000 to power their big 5-er.
Whole day they've been busy refueling and restarting and I think at the end of the day something burned.
What 12v>120n inverter/charger with transfer switch do you recommend that will start your A/C compressor for $300?. Also once the air reaches temperature and the compressor cycles off do you repeat the process after the genset pops a fuse trying to restart the unit by resetting and using the inverter again to start over and over? That seems cumbersome and probably not great for the generators resettable fuse.
