wa8yxm wrote:



Why an inverter generator.> Two answers
CLEAN POWER.. Inverter generators have a output that is pure as a flute.
(nice clean sine wave) Some of the "Contractor" Types... Well you look at them with a proper scope you feel the need to change underwear they are that scary.

That spike filled waveform is hard on your Electronics.. Does not bother light bulbs much. and most motors can take it. But radios, televisions. YOUR CONVERTER... Not going to be happy

There are some that are not so bad but it's been long enough since I knew which were which that the report needs to be redone.

Source American Radio Relay League ARRL.ORG but the article is likely behind a membership wall.

Alas the search engine did not find the article.. I may have it archived locally But again my computer did not find it. and I've 10 years of archives to search.

nickthehunter wrote:

Instead of a smaller generator and a microair easy start I put the $300± into a bigger generator. The bigger gen is much more useful to me around the house; especially when the power goes out. The microair is a one trick pony, more watts are used in more places. YOMV

dougrainer wrote:

15k AC will pull 1600 to 1800 watts. About 14.0 amps. So, base the size of your Genny on that. Doug

Surge start up, about 1900 watts

Itinerant1 wrote:



Back in July of 2020 I added the Micro-Air Easy Start 364 (ASY-364-X20-IP) to the Carrier Air V 15k air conditioning unit (low profile) on my Cameo.

I can run it off of the EU2200i and not only that I have run it off of just the solar/ batteries, granted if it's run like this long enough the generator will need to charge the batteries but for short term use of a lunch stop or just a 2-3 hours to cool things down some no big deal. If it's going to be "HOT" it's time to move anyways.

I have a Magnum Hybrid 3,000w inverter/ charger unit so I can adjust the incoming current and load share it with the solar.

When I was in a campground hooked up to 50a service and completed the 5 learning cycles. It was interesting to watch the Magnum Me-arc display in the ac input screen, the air conditioner fan would run for a couple minutes then I could see 3-4a load coming in for 60 +/- seconds then quickly climb to roughly 18-20a then settle at 14a.

Looking at the service manual the locked rotor amps for the low profile high capacity is 59.0a now best I can tell since the easy start install it appears to be 18-20a.
While still plugged into the pedestal I turned the load share down 15a, 10a, 5a and turning the air conditioner off for a couple minutes between each lowering and at no time did the ac unit stumble or did a red fault light show on the me-arc.
Then I disconnected the the power from the pedestal and connected it to the eu2200i generator setting the ac input load support to 15a and 10a, same results no red fault light on the me-arc and no "overload" or stumble on the generator. Also I'm in tree cover/ overcast so little to no solar was helping.

Tried the 15k A/C unit from just batteries with hardly any solar contributing to see if the fault light would show on the Me-Arc display from the hybrid inverter, no fault light and no stumble in the A/C at anytime.

Initially turning it on the fan started and after 30 seconds the compressor started to spool up slowly, I could see the amps slowly climbing and max somewhere in the 190a + range before settling down to 94a. So if I just use my minimum loads and the sun is shinning the solar panels will cover roughly 60-75a of the A/C load, balance from batteries would be 30ah +/- (6% SoC be depleted per hour).

I use the air-conditioner quite often in the evening if I want to cool things off some while boondocking. Used at elevation from 3000-7000.

Just my hands on experience.

pianotuna wrote:

Hi,

I don't like my Micro-Air Easy Start.

StirCrazy wrote:



thanks Doug. is that with the micro air or with out?

pianotuna wrote:

ktmrfs,

I had better results using an autoformer.