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Date:         Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:36:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim A <jrasite@eoni.com>
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From:         Jim A <jrasite@eoni.com>
Organization: WetWesties <http://wetwesties.org>
Subject:      Re: FW: add A/C
Comments: To: CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com>
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It would have to be a helluva inverter. Those puppies draw 20 amps at 120v... Inverter would have to draw 200 amps at 12v assuming 100% effeciency. Gonna take a BIG alternator! (or a 3.5kw Onan in the back.) ;o)

Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR

CHRIS STANN wrote: > > Tom, > > In order to install an RV A/C unit you would need to cut a 'standard' > 14''x14'' opening to mount the A/C. It would not fit on the luggage rack up > front, so you would have to mount it on the pop-top. The lightest unit I > was able to find was 87 LB and could conceivably run on an inverter while > the van was in motion. I found this out when I was considering purchasing > an air-cooled Westfalia and wanted to minimize the drag on the motor while > still using A/C. > > I think you are better off using a small home window A/C unit in the > driver's window, while camping only, and block off the open space using > plywood. > > Chris.


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