Power inverter to run a window unit :). ?

[BIG JOE]

Every thing minus evaporater and hoses

Hmmm..

Sometimes.. If you get the A/C Parts & Pieces yourself.. then just pay the Labor.. you can save some Bucks ?

Maybe some Used parts ?

Get some 2nd, 3rd & 4th opinions ?

Joe

 

[bears4x4]

I was just hoping to save with misc parts at home worth a shot to ask

 

[BIG JOE]

I hear ya Chris.

Check these out !Portable 12-Volt Air Conditioners & Swampy Evaporative Coolers. less than $700, made in the USA and yours to use wherever you might need A/C..



Joe

 

[JLDickmon]

....And not to mention the 12v Battery (and Alternator) capability it would take for 2200 watt Starts, and then to Carry.. a 1725 Watt load, for any length of time ?

I'm think'n GENERATOR. (could be used for other needs too?)



Joe

And if used In Motion.... WOW

That's what I'm thinking as well.. one of those little Honda or Yamaha units.. just make sure it's placed near where you'd stumble over it or you're gonna forget about it like Griswold's dog..

 

[Stroked68]

Unless yer gonna buy a generator not only to use for an ac unit but other powering needs, I would just fix yer van a/c. If you get all the parts and do most of it yerself like installing everything, then have someone recharge the system, you'd be savin some money instead of buyin a generator. Remember you get what you paid for when it comes to cheap generators. The right way to do is buy a Used Kawasaki, Honda, or Yamaha. I actually worked on a Champion generator and they are actually pretty quiet and seem to have the honda "knock off" motor. Craigslist would be my first stop.

 

[RoyBoy]

Just roll down the windows and save the money for the truck

 

[powerboatr]

Just roll down the windows and save the money for the truck

like back in the day
big block of ice and hang it in the window, let the breeze cool you down
the belairs had a big ice chest hanging off the window and a fan to blow air into the cab

i would spend to fix the a/c vice all the crazy workarounds

 

[dpantazis]

To find the power requirement of your AC unit; amps X volts = watts, so 15 X 115 = 1725 watts. That is the running power required. The starting can be a lot higher, like 2200 watts to be safe. If you get a big enough inverter it will work, but it will kill a smaller inverter.

Dave

convert the total watts back to 12V amps, you get 1725/12 = 144 amps!

look at it this way, if your inverter was 100% efficient, you would need at LEAST 150A of 12V power to drive the inverter.

then figure the losses in and it would be crazy big.

sorry to point it out, its a noble reason for asking

 

[DaveBen]

You can figure about a third for looses that dp refers to, so your 144 amps is now really about 220 amps. You are getting up there for inverters to run your AC. Fix the trucks AC.

Dave