[C320-list] Honda
Bruce Heyman
bruceheyman at cox.net
Thu Feb 25 19:43:31 PST 2010
Al,
Good approach! If/when you get it to work please try it in heat mode as well. I just had a refer guy out to recharge both the refrigerator and the AC/Heater and he said that he didn't think there would be any difference in the current draw between heat and cool. He said that in heat mode the compressor was doing the same work it was just routing through the pipes in the opposite direction.
Maybe I should see if there is a rep for the product out here and get him to do the same thing you are talking about. It does look like there is a bit of wiring involved as it looks like it has to be inserted into the circuit driving the compressor motor.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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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
#476
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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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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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