950 watt generator

[bow slayer]

what exactly will this power. CTC has a 950 w 2 hp generator on sale at the CTC store here in St,Thomas for 99 bucks. Will this be enough to power a tent trailer to run a few lights and a small RV fridge? It would be great to have power for the trailer when a hydro hook up is not available. thanks for any advice.

[John]

Certainly lights, probably a small RV fridge, lap top, charge cell phone etc. Add the the power requirements of what you want to run. Bear in mind that cheap is usually noisy, quiet is expensive. Some of the some units are also 2 cycle.

[John]

Oops, I meant to say some of the small units are 2 cycle...

[Terry]

well

950...peak

so 800 running full out

so 700 watts is closer to what this baby will do

putting out 120 volts

lets say 110 to make it look better

so 700 watts @ 110 = 6.36 amps

 

 

Air conditioner – 15,000 BTU 12.5 amps

Hand vacuum 2 amps

Refrigerator 2.7 amps

Electric frying pan 10 amps

Electric water heater – 8 gal. 12.5 amps

Iron 10 amps

Microwave oven 12.8 amps

Food processor 6 amps

Electric coffee pot 9 amps

Crockpot 1.5 amps

Toaster 10 amps

Heating pad .5 amps

Hair dryer 10 amps

1100 watt heater 10 amps

Television 2 amps

[holdfast]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but would it work for a typical sump pump in case of a power failure

[Terry]

I don't know what typical is but if it's a 1/4 hp motor on it

 

then about 6.5 amps.......I take it, the pump would not be running all the time, then yes it would work..during start up it might be a little problem, motors draw the most amps as the start............but it should work

[Fisherman]

You try and run one of those noisy things remotely close to anyone else and you will end up with a splitting headache...someone will apply a hatchet to your head. Now if you're 500 feet from the next camper or out in the toolies by yourself, only you will have to put up with the noise. They make "dirty" power, not something you can use to run microwaves, small TV's etc, way too much power fluctuation.

[Whopper]

Terry is bang on with his electrical calcs, how did you get to be such a fart smeller Terry

and to think you were just another pretty face

 

I go camping to get away from electric

[John]

Terry is bang on with his electrical calcs, how did you get to be such a fart smeller Terry

and to think you were just another pretty face

 

I go camping to get away from electric

 

Something to do with the shape of his nose Phil.....

[Wild]

Forget the smog generator and pick up the inverter or two on sale along with a deep cycle battery.