[C320-list] Honda

[Bruce Heyman]

Al,

That product looks really interesting!  

A few weeks ago a friend brought over his Honda 2000i so that I could see if we could use it to drive our 16,500 btu air conditioner/heater.  Even with the water pump and two air handlers turned off it still tripped the Honda's over current protection and shut down.  If I understand the example that Dometica shows with their on line video they reduce the compressor start up current to 16.8 amps.  I'm worried that the Honda 2000i may only be able to provide 16.7 amps and wonder if that is close enough to make it work.  If it is you would still need to have a startup sequence where you start the compressor with the Dometica and then turn on the water pump and the air handlers.  Sort of like what they had to figure out on the Apollo 13 mission but not as life threatening....
Are you going to try one?

Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal

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  has anyone tried the Dometic "Smartstart" unit to start their 16500 btu ac while at anchor with a Honda 2000 watt gen. 



     Al Ahlman 

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