Honda EU2200i Gen starting a Coleman Camper 11k BTU Air Conditioner AC, and more

This is the new EU2200i, powering the smaller Coleman Mach 1 Power Saver 11k BTU 48207C966.

I want to add, this generator will run over 8 hours powering my entire house, which means TV, cable, internet, Fridge, random lights, etc. Very efficient small quiet generator , uses less than 1gal for 8hrs. My Camper seems to take more power than my house since I run a de-humidifier at all times since four people sleep in a 18ft long box. lol.
Compared to my 6500watt Generac that dumps about 5 gallons every 8hrs, this is a huge upgrade. Only reason I need the big one is for the well. I fire that up, refill the well bladder, then shut it off and go back to the EU2200i.

Anyway, on to the video. There are two clips here, the first half is with the generator starting the AC in ECO mode (low rpm)... the second is the gen starting the AC in FULL run mode.

Normal running amp draw on this AC is around 5 amps.. pretty low. Startup load is high, somewhere around 25amps though.. only for about 0.5 sec.

You will notice the overload light comes on during startup in both generator modes which is expected, but it is on longer in ECO mode since the generator has to idle up under load. Once the AC is running, amp draw is low and it idles back down.

The biggest problem with these small quiet generators is they don’t have the spinning inertia (weight) to handle the surge of a high load spike like big heavy generators do. This one puts out a ton of power, but it takes about 0.5 to 1.0 seconds to get that power and is one reason they have problems starting up motors and such.

For a big camper in the south where the AC is always running, this setup would be perfect since the running load of the AC compressor is low.. 3 amps (+ 2 for the blower = 5.5 amps total). But in a small camper in the north, the AC compressor switches on and off a lot.. not sure how much of this high loading the compressor and the generator can take. We shall see!

UPDATE 7-2018: I didn't like the constant strain on compressor startup which got worse in hot weather.. so here's what I did to fix that:

I decided to try running the generator to power my Intellipower 70amp camper 12v power supply/charger, which in turn powers/charges the batts and powers a 2000watt rms/4000watt peak inverter that I have on a auto-transfer switch inside the camper. This powers the entire camper 120v system when boon docking or pulled over and want to watch some TV or use the microwave. At full constant AC load in hot weather 90+F, the AC draws around 8amps full, which in turn from the 12v to 120v inverter is about 50amps at 12v which is well below the 70amp max of the Intellipower Power Supply. Meanwhile the 2200i runs at about 10amps while powering the 120v to 12v dc converter due to the 10% or so loss in the 12-120v inverter and Intellipower 120-12v converter. So now, instead of having all of the surges when the compressor powers on, the 2200i just hums along just off idle when AC compressor is on, and goes to idle when the compressor turns off. No surging at all. I run an extension cord right to the Intellipower 70a and it powers the entire camper at 120v. I can stop the generator and everything continues to run as normal, until the batts wear down, with the AC on that takes 45-60min, without AC, 24-72hrs+ depending what is on. I've noticed the large loads use a lot of power but normally you dont use them very long, so power lasts forever. AC takes a lot of power, constantly, so batts dont last long with it on, but the 18.5ft camper cools down in about 5mins with AC on, so very useful. I have two $90 Duracell GC2 Golf Car Battery supplying the 12v surge power to the 2000/4000w Microsolar inverter. A cheap, very reliable solution.

Microsolar 12v DC to 120v AC 2000w continuous, 4000w peak Inverter: Model: INV-2000PS

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