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10-04-2008, 09:22 AM
Jim and Tere
A/C on generator power
This is sort of a silly question, but then again, I don't want to screw up something that is not broken. When we bought our Barth, the owner told us that a rear air conditioner had been added, but since it's a 30 amp Barth, we could only run both at the same time if we use the generator to run the one in the rear. Question is this: Should the transfer switch be on shore power or generator? My guess is 'shore'. And the other question is the switch that is for 'front and rear' air conditioner, should it be on 'rear' or 'front'? I could fire up the generator and find out, but I don't want to blow something up in the process.
Thanks
Jim


Jim and TereJim and Tere

1985 Regal
29' Chevy 454 P32
8411 3172 29FP3B
Gear Vendor 6 Speed Tranny
10-04-2008, 11:44 AM
bill h
What size is your genset?

What size are the wires going from the genset to the shore/gen and front/rear switches?


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84 30T PeeThirty-Something, 502 powered
10-04-2008, 03:55 PM
MWrench
I don't know how your wiring is arranged and it seems all Barths are different!

On mine if I fire up the generator, after a slight time delay, the entire coach is now on generator power, no matter if the shore poser is on or not. The transfer switch selects between shore power and generator power.

Because it was added I can't say where the second units was hooked up.

I have run both my A/C when hooked to shore power 30 amps


Ed
94 30' Breakaway #3864
30-BS-6B side entry
New Cummins 5.9L, 375+ HP
Allison 6 speed
Spartan chassis
K9DVC
Tankless water heater
10-05-2008, 12:04 AM
Rusty
Each A/C probably pulls around 12.5A for the compressor, 2A for the fan on low speed. Close but doable on 30A.


Rusty


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