zero Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Nothing witty here. Just kind of interesting "chronicles" of two peoples's attempts to use some 1600 watt generators with roof-top AC units. One with Champion, and the other with Honda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) The article is spot on. Even my big Honda has an idle by pass the latency needed to bring the generator up to rated output is great enough to bog it down. This kind of defeats the quiet part of an inverter generator. If I forget to turn the switch off it's easy to tell by the amount if time it takes the chop saw and the generator to come up to speed so the lower voltage compounds the current load. Over capacitance starting has the same basic effect, too much of a good thing. Edited August 19, 2016 by Maineah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Careful with the facts JDE, some tend to get sensitive to them. Love this article though; its exactly what Ive been preaching ad-nauseum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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