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SteveA 
Groupie 
Joined: 19 Jul 2017 Location: Sandpoint Id Online Status: Offline Posts: 56 |
 Topic: GeneratorPosted: 26 Jun 2018 at 9:41am |
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Stephen, when I received mine I went to Youtube to see if someone did a video install and they had. The bummer was the video was clearly wrong as it instructed you to plug the Cap into the wrong spot (there are 2) as I couldn't get it to work either. After a call to Supco and a simple switching of the wires it worked as described. :)
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2017 179 1/2
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6465 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 9:10pm |
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Perhaps I got a defective one or I wired it in wrong, but when I tried a SUPCO SPP6 Hard Start Kit, it made the AC impossible to run on the Generac iX2000. It would start and run without it if nothing else were running, but with the kit, it immediately lit the "Overload" light on the generator. That one went back. I think the EasyStart will work much better. It arrived tosday but it may be a few days before I can install it due to a forecast of rain.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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SteveA
Groupie
Joined: 19 Jul 2017 Location: Sandpoint Id Online Status: Offline Posts: 56 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 7:23pm |
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I purchased 1 of these on Amazon. Once plugged in (very easy to do) I was able to run my 2017 1/2 179 A/C with a 2000i Honda without issue. SUPCO SPP6 Relay/Capacitor Hard Start Kit with 500% Increase Starting Torque
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2017 179 1/2
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TheBum
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Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2018 at 11:52am |
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I'm *very* interested in hearing your results, SH. The EasyStart might make running one of our two Honda 2000s sufficient most of the time, particularly when we're working at our storage site.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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voy108
Newbie 
Joined: 15 Sep 2017 Location: alamo, tx Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 1:29pm |
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I have the Predator 3500 running right now. I question whether I have the newer 13,500 a/c or not. Now, the Predator had 4 real light hours put on it so I wanted to make sure that it would do the a/c. It is running at over 1900 watts...to as high as 1984. That was after startup which I didn't see. When I turned the a/c on the Predator barely hick upped. I want to put about 5 hours on it with the a/c running and then change the oil again. I changed it at 1 hour. Doug
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2017 R-Pod 171-green
2004 Ford Explorer Lucy, my Terrier Rescue |
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Tars Tarkas
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Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1455 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 8:43am |
I forget sometimes and start the microwave while the air is on. My generator, a Yamaha 2400, shuts down. Not a big deal. There are very seldom, if ever, times when it's more than the slightest inconvenience to swap out between the air and the microwave. TT
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FrayAdjacent
Newbie
Joined: 10 Jun 2018 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 31 |
Posted: 24 Jun 2018 at 3:09am |
Yeah, 2200W... the newer Dometic 13,500BTU unit runs at 1670W. The microwave is probably 1200W. You won't be able to run both simultaneously. Just turn off the AC for a few minutes while you're nuking the foods, then turn the AC back on!
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6465 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 8:18pm |
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If it works out, we will appreciate it for those times we dry camp overnight in Walmart parking lots or truck stops when the weather is hot. From what I have read, I should be able to leave the iX2000 in eco mode so it will both run quieter and be more economical.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 5:11pm |
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I agree, not enough watts to do that. I use my genset sparingly, charge battery, run micro, run AC, none of which at same time. Price - size and weight, meets my needs. Interested in what you find.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6465 |
Posted: 23 Jun 2018 at 4:41pm |
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I am hoping it will help in hotter weather and higher altitudes. The Generac iX2000 does start and run the AC but it really surges at compressor start-up. I am hoping this will smooth out the generator's running during compressor start-up since it will lower the initial required amperage. I doubt it would enable me to run the AC and microwave simultaneously though.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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