From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:02:46 -0000 (UTC),   
     Ted Heise  wrote:   
   >  On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:52:59 -0500,   
   >    sticks  wrote:   
   > >  On 8/13/2024 4:30 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   >   
   > > > I took it [Westinghouse iGen 2550] to the trailer this   
   > > > afternoon, and it does indeed put out enough power to charge   
   > > > the battery.  On the other hand, when I tried running the AC   
   > > > (with pretty much everything else off) the overload   
   > > > protection cut in.  So I guess if I want to run the AC I'll   
   > > > need to try a soft start thingy.   
   > >   
   > >  Yur makin' progress.   
      
   Didn't say it before, but I appreciate the encouraging words.   
      
      
   > >  Looking forward to finding out if the soft start works for   
   > >  you.  I personally don't know anyone who uses one because of   
   > >  all having bigger generators.   
      
   As I'll explain below, I may have to go that way.  Problem is I   
   would hate to go to the trouble and expense and have it not work.   
   I wonder if the soft start company someone linked could give me a   
   guess on how likely it is to work.   
      
      
   >  Well, it occurred to me last night that I'd run the unit only   
   >  in Eco mode.  My assumption is it wouldn't be any different in   
   >  full/ standard mode because the gen adapts to the load when in   
   >  Eco, but it's no big deal to just try it in standard mode.  I   
   >  doubt it'll matter, but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.   
      
   So the non-Eco mode did the same thing as the Eco mode--tripped   
   the generator's overload almost immediately.  I also tried   
   starting with just the AC fan, then adding the cooling (as   
   suggested in a privagte message), but no joy.   
      
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   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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