Unable to get Generator to power Air Conditioner

Sorry to hear that. That genny is certainly fussy.  I suggest that you call Microair and discuss it with them before you buy an easystart, they might have had a customer already try it with that genny which would give you confidence it would actually work (or not). The other alternative would be to sell that genny on CL and get one that isn't quite so particular. 

Originally posted by Tibof Thanks for the instruction offgrid, but I actually understand all of that.  I've been at this a long time. But I took your reference at his word when he said that the EU2200 started and ran his AC quite well.  He did not report difficulty with recycling the compressor.  It's your own reference you now want to take issue with. All data suggests that Pod owners  should feel safe in relying on an EU2200 to run thee AC.

Originally posted by Tibof His issue was only the fan speed while starting the AC, not while running it. I'll leave it to Pod owners/generator buyers to check out all of the information and to fully watch your video. Then try an EU2200 on your Pod, in this galaxy.  I don't know that it will work FOR SURE, but I would bet that plate of crow that it will.

It is the compressor startup that overloads these generators. And the compressor cycles on and off under thermostat control, while the fan remains running. So, the generator has to restart the compressor every few minutes. Meaning that it is at risk of overload and shut off every few minutes. If you wanted the fan on high and you were experiencing the problem that tester was, you would have to set the fan back on low every time the a/c cycled off.

This whole discussion is all about starting, not running. No one is suggesting that the 2200i can’t run the a/c once it is started. My 2k Honda can as well, at least at the elevations and temps I experience. The Easystart allows these small generators to also start it, even when the fan is on its high setting. A soft start circuit does nothing to improve the ability of a generator to run the a/c once started.

I believe that BOTH of that tester’s a/cs that failed to start on the 2.2k Honda were located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. The only RV I’m aware of that is capable of interstellar travel was the 33' 1986 Winnebago Chieftain, aka the Eagle 5:

Originally posted by offgrid Originally posted by Tibof Unfortunately, as has been pointed out, it varies.. OUR 177, MY eu2000, WOULD run the a/c. It wouldn't on my sisters 177, nor on a friends Coachman. All the same model and size a/c. All in the same driveway, within minutes of each other when experimenting. (and, as a side note, the eu2000 owned by the Coachman owner, wouldn't start mine.) The best you can say for sure is that YOUR 2200 will run the a/c on YOUR Pod. It's entirely possible that it will start "most", but know one knows for sure that it will start all of them.  Thanks for your observations, but this is about the EU2200, NOT the EU2000.  They are very similar but the EU2000 has been replaced by the EU2200.  As I said, Google for actual tests.  Or go to a dealer on a hot day or one at 12,000 feet and check out an old one not just out of the box! Throw as many variables at it as you can find. So far, all I've seen are the numerous tests that Google brings up, plus my own experience.  And the data support my point.  In the end, no one knows anything for sure.  In another galaxy, far, far away, the EU2200 may not power a conventional light bulb.  But probabilities do tell us a lot, and I do know something about that.  When Pod owners start reporting no luck with the EU2200, I'll be the first to acknowledge it and eat crow.

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