[AT] OT : problems with rv ac portland coming soon .

[charliehill]

Ivan, it seems to me like you might  have a problem in the gen-set.  Maybe 
it needs a trip to the dealer service center to see if it's making rated 
power?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivan Cousins" <ivancou at windstream.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT : problems with rv ac portland coming soon .


> Slightly more technical ,
> first off I shut off everything in the camper to make sure there was 
> nothing
> else running .
> Got my clamp on amp meter out , 1.6 a on the fan motor , 22 on the
> compressor . 23.6 total x 120v =2832 watt surge  .  That is actual 
> starting
> current when I flip the switch ..   The gen is supposed to provide 3000 w
> ,with 2700 rated . Thats cutting it close ,but it also states it can hold
> 2700 for 30 min .   They claim that with the booster it will start all 
> roof
> mounted ac units . Doesnt seem to make any difference if the economy
> throttle is on or off ,it just rumbles for a second and shuts off .  It 
> has
> a 30 a receptacle . Back to facts , I did install the hard start capacitor
> like they suggest , without any noticable effect  .  ?    Bad booster or a
> bad run cap ?   Ok now what is really inside the booster ?  You can loosen
> up the cap ,the bottom half is a start capacitor , top is ?
>  I dont have any way to test the capacitors ,other than to grab the wire ,
> but aint no way thats gonna happen ! I learned all about capacitors back 
> in
> jr high . I knew a guy who would charge the darn things up and then pitch
> them to some poor soul .  I was only dumb enough to catch one .
> I also got out the regular colemann 2500 watt gen ,it will start the ac
> with no problem . Its rated 2000 run 2500 surge .  But it turns at 3600 
> rpms
> ,screaming at the top of its lungs .  The coleman only has a std 15 a
> receptacle .  It will also start right up if its pluged into the outside
> receptacle on the house .  120 v 15 aa circuit .
>   I do know where there is an ac unit in the scrap yard ,I will have to
> swing by and scrounge up the capacitor and try swapping it out .
>  Well I will work on it tomorrow after I get home .  Ivan
>
>
>
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