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Old 01-05-2017, 12:39 PM   #35
Java230
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Originally Posted by bushpilot View Post
done right I'd put enough power behind it to run an air conditioner (4kw) - but thats not necessary really - since its just the wife and I now (dog is gone too)

really (driving) the only reason we ran the gen was for Air Conditioning for our Old English Sheep Dog. I dry camp at several motorsports events (NASA, MotoGP, Sports Car Vintage, College football/tailgate) but thats usually w/ my beer swilling guy friends - so there is no need for AC current/power during the day (if I had some solar I probably wouldn't run the generator at all on race weekends)...since I really only run it to recover the batteries.
Yeah you need a lot of batteries to run a 4kw inverter....

$kw inverter charger, 15k spike https://www.amazon.com/Power-PICOGLF...rds=aims+power

or modified sine for cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/AIMS-Power-PW...rds=aims+power

Your batteries will not appreciate that unless you have a huge bank though.
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