[C320-list] Honda

[Bruce Heyman]

Allan,
Cool...I thought Orlando was an IT guy, didn't know that he knew V=IR but it is great that the solution worked.  When I tried it on my boat with the 16.5 kbtu I was using a couple of foot pigtail.  I'm still hopeful as we could really use the heat when cruising in the winter.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal

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I put my Honda 2000 up for sale a few years ago as it would not start the 12,000 BTU A/C on Sea Shadow.  At the same time, Orlando Duran was in town and suggested I try a much shorter power cord, versus the 50-footer I was using.  So I went to WM and bought the shorter cord - maybe about 10 feet or so.  And it worked fine.  The Honda 2000 now powers the A/C with no trouble.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

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Bruce 



      I found the product at the Boston boat show and the dealer claims it will start a 16500 btu ac but not run the heat side (requires 17.5 amps) with out delaying the pump or fan. I told him to bring it to the boat and if it works I'll buy it, but only after proof it works  cost was $375.00    My boat won't go in the water untill May 1st  we have to wait for snow and spring flood to clear out.   It does look intereasting and I'll probably try it come spring  with Jeff Hare in the next slip and my credit card he'll try anything 



   Al Ahlman 

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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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To All 



  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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