"John H." wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:38:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:37:01 +0000, Larry wrote:

The unit has one 13,500 btu air conditioner, a microwave, refrigerator
w/freezer, TV, stereo, water pump, lights, and the battery charger. I
don't
know how many watts total, but tomorrow I'll get out each of the books
and
let you know.

I was hoping I could get by with the Honda EU2000i, but I'm afraid I'll
have to go with the EU3000i. Of course, if someone who was considering
the
EU6500ISA wanted to make me a tremendous deal (and quit preaching about
the
Freemasons), I might consider it!


It may be close, even with the EU3000, if you try to run everything at
once.
The Honda's have two ratings ... peak and continuous. The EU2000 will
deliver 2000 watts peak, but either 1600 or 1800 watts continuously. The
EU3000 will be rated similarly, proportional to 3000 watts peak.

The Sprinter has a small microwave, 13,500 btu A/C, small refrigerator
and
a small inverter/converter for the TV/stereo and battery charger.

The little Onan 2.5 kw generator will run everything at once, but it knows
it has a load on it.

Eisboch


I'm afraid the 3KW is going to be it. However, I could just make a rule to
stay where hookups are provided. Did you find yourself using the Onan
much?



Very rarely. In fact, the only time I run it is to "exercise" it once in a
while. We used it once to make a pot of coffee while parked in a marina
parking lot where shore power was not available.

The EU3000 will be fine .... just don't try to run everything all at once.
It is rated at 2800 watts continuous which is about 23 anps. The A/C plus
a coffeemaker *or* the microwave should load it up pretty much. Electric
coffee makers draw anywhere from 7 to 10 amps. The microwave will vary
depending on it's wattage, but a small one still draws 8 amps or more. The
A/C unit is probably about 10-12 amps. These are off the top of my head
guesses, but they should be close. The rest of the stuff ... TV, refridge,
etc. only draw a couple of amps.

You probably have a water heater that can run on either propane or electric.
I prefer to run ours on propane. It's efficient and saves a few amps. Same
with the refrig. If no shore power is available and running on the
generator, switch it over to propane. It uses very little and saves another
amp or two. The refrig will run for a month or so on a typical camper
propane tank.


Eisboch