All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.Good analogy LaneHog... i can see it now, my wife on top of the 5er with paddles yelling clear as i turn on the genny.... makes me laugh... thanks guys. this sounds like a pretty simple solution for those having issues running AC units.Re: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info. I would put a hardstart cap kit in the A/C unit and call it good. Thanks everyone, all very good ideas which i will "test" in a couple weeks when we go out again.... If i could ask for a little bit of clarification as to what the hardstart cap actually does?Re: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.After following this site since about page 50, i bought a Champion(and a 31' Jayco Designer 5er). We took them both out last weekend for their inaugural debut.... We were camping at about 5600' and everything was going great until the ac kicked on.... I found that if anything else was on (ceiling fan, tv, radio...etc) and the ac pump kicked on, the gen would bog down and die. i had to find the perfect dance of turning items on one at a time, after the ac was on, to keep the gen running smooth. once everything was up and running the gen purred for several hours with no issues. im wondering if it is the altitude, too much load, or a combination? does anyone else have to go through a ritual to get everything running smooth or am i doing something wrong?