New R-Pod Owner w/ Generator Question

Originally posted by Kickstart Hey nascar with your Yamaha (2000?) and Camper Bob with your capacitor, have either of you got any experience with running your A/C's at 2000 feet of elevation or more? Many of my boondocking oppurtunities around here are at elevation, and even if I get a smaller A/C I'm wondering if I'll have to get another Yamaha to parallel. I really don't want to go to that expense. Most internal combustion engines lose power at elevation, and I don't wanna bake because I'm underpowered. Sorry Beavis, I don't want to be a butthead and jack your post.

Kickstart - good choice staying away from the Dometic.  I hate ours.  Leaks condensation inside, and as most know it is loud as heck.  I'm very seriously considering buying a 5000 BTU window unit and converting it so I can mount it on the tongue - routing the air in and out with vents/hoses.

Thanks CB, looking forward to hearing how you do!

Hey nascar with your Yamaha (2000?) and Camper Bob with your capacitor, have either of you got any experience with running your A/C's at 2000 feet of elevation or more? Many of my boondocking oppurtunities around here are at elevation, and even if I get a smaller A/C I'm wondering if I'll have to get another Yamaha to parallel. I really don't want to go to that expense. Most internal combustion engines lose power at elevation, and I don't wanna bake because I'm underpowered. Sorry Beavis, I don't want to be a butthead and jack your post.

Go to Google and search "hard start."  There you will find how to replace the starting capacitor on your A/C which is undersized, to a larger one.  Parts cost about $10-$20.  Many, if not most, have been able to run their 13,500 BTU A/C with the generator.  If your handy, you can replace it yourself, but do read the info on Google, before attempting.  I had my local dealer replace the starting capacitor for $71.  Although I purchased a new Honda 2000I, I have not tried it yet.  Simply because we haven't gone camping yet without a full hookup.  That changes in two weeks when we again camp, this time, without a full hookup.  Recently one of the posters here after much analysis paralysis purchased a Honda.  Don't recall whether he tried the A/C or not, but he was delighted at the low sound levels of the running generator.  As someone once said, "Nobody has ever been fired for buying IBM."  I think of Honda in the same terms.  Safe Travels.