From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "bob prohaska"  wrote in message news:sp84ed$dnb$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   Jim Wilkins  wrote:   
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   The only part of the starting surge that can profitably be suppressed is   
   the inertial stage, before differential pressure builds. Do your   
   measurements   
   show a double peak? 600 mS seems too long for motor acceleration alone,   
   by then I'd think head pressure would be coming up, which is real work   
   that has to be done.   
      
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   IIRC the current surge was constant, then very rapidly decayed to the run   
   current. The scope is an 80's HP boat anchor with HPIB output I can't save.   
   I recently acquired a Tenma DSO that saves screenshots to USB but I haven't   
   captured a motor startup with it yet.   
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   If I'm not mistaken, an EU1000i is generally not considered suitable for a   
   normal domestic fridge, leaving the EU2200i as the smallest choice. If I   
   could figure out how to use an EU1000i with my fridge that would, I think,   
   cut fuel consumption nearly in half.   
      
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   I haven't tried running the Magic Chef directly from the EU1000, which   
   tripped off at slightly over 1100 Watts. The APC1400 starts the fridge and   
   the Honda recharges its battery bank if the sun isn't out. My plan is to run   
   the EU1000i  in the driveway while I'm clearing it and the path around the   
   back to the shed, then switch to the 2200W HF inverter genny, assuming it   
   still works. At my age that could take all day, especially if there are   
   ice-covered fallen trees to clear.  The EU1000i is stored in the house empty   
   and I've practiced filling and draining it without spilling gas. The carb   
   drain hose is a big help there. I made a carb bowl drain screw hose spigot   
   for the HF but gas spills while I'm installing it. The issue is fumes   
   reaching the wood stove.   
      
   Perhaps you could try a 2KW sine inverter with enough battery backup to give   
   you time to connect your generator to charge it.  I think some of them can   
   sense demand and turn on only when needed. Then you have a good start on a   
   solar system. A sine UPS like I have might work but they are usually more   
   expensive and recharge the battery slowly at the float voltage, to avoid   
   gassing.   
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