On 26/02/2016 17:58, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


Snag is many motors if rated at nominally under 13 amps take a great deal
more when starting. Not a problem for a normal mains supply - but an
inverter or even generator may not like this.


Yes, indeed - and a 13A fuse will stand a considerable over-load without
blowing provided it doesn't last very long.

I remember doing an experiment a few years ago to see whether my 2kW
Honda generator would power some device or other. [Can't remember
whether it was a compressor, a table saw or a pressure washer - but it
was something rated at way below 2kW]

Whatever, it was, the genny wouldn't start it - it just groaned and went
into some sort of 'limp home' mode, and had to be reset by shutting it
down and re-starting it before it would run normally again.
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Cheers,
Roger
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