Boondock with RV Air Conditioning - Micro-Air EasyStart 364 Install - RV Upgrade 

I don't think they'd spend that when they won't even put quality tires on most RV's. Possibly on the higher end models, though.

I thought they did. Maybe only on some ac models.

I bet they won’t even add it for you because they only administer the warranty for the ac they aren’t the manufacturer of the add on units. So you would be out of luck and the dealer or the Rv manufacturer isn’t going to pay for the repair or replacement if an easy start were added onto the ac unit.

The added costs will raise price relative to competitors. Not the way to succeed in business.

NO , you wish the cheep poor quality crap he or you have is replaced with a inverter variable refrigerant flow system,( like a mini split) so you have a modern up to date hvac. The RV industry need a good blowup and restart !!!

I know, David is extremely intelligent!!!!

Agreed! One of the best how to video's I have ever seen! Thanks for doing it for us, I am subscribing!

Yea I really like the warning he gives, when touching The capacitor, Oo-wait he didn't warn you. A capacitor can hold a hella volt, even for weeks after being removed. Will lite ya butt up...

@@bugnobody1039 I was afraid of that too! Let's hope that there was no off-camera zap.

You just haven't seen my videos yet ..haha

Wow thank you Chuck I really appreciate that!

David - because you might find it interesting let me add a little context about the video production comment. I've been watching a wide range of videos on RU-vid for a few years now and witnessed the full gamut: crappy content+lousy production, crappy content+decent production, good content+crappy production, good content+good production, and then the comparatively rare stuff like yours: especially good, relevant content, well presented, properly lit, good audio, captions or character gen if needed, restrained editing (not jumpy or too much fancy fades and wipes, etc). It takes a lot to get there. I haven't produced or published a single video on RU-vid but did do some video production back in the mid to late 80's on the old-school equipment in use just before NLE became the standard. The ENG grade cameras and all the related gear were heavy and cumbersome and a complete nuisance to get all set up. And you can probably imagine the kind of gear you needed to make moving camera shots. As far as post, the old style A-B roll editing suites were mind bogglingly complicated and tightly scheduled. I am not and was not a professional, just a hobbyist using the facilities of the local cable access channel. If I did everything myself: planning, shooting and editing, it required an average of 10 hours of my time for each minute of finished video. Hope that helps you and others that might read this to appreciate the power of these tools you have at your disposal now. By the way - I'm also an avid RVer, we have an old but great motorhome that we've done lots of improvements on, that's how I tripped on your channel. Safe travels.

@Pointhunter75 13.5... and sometimes not enuf for our puma 25tfs, but we are outside most of the time, now we can run the A/C with the Honda 2K....

I love Mustangs, the animal and the car!! In fact, I have a 1995 convertible and I absolutely love him, I have NEVER had ANY problem at all with him!! Keep on Mustanging Mustang, he haw!!!! 😉😄😊

I appreciate the information that I couldn't get anywhere else. Very helpful video even to someone like me who needs help deciding what to do. I will have my RV. technical support do the installation

I’m surprised you didn’t mention not using electrical tape instead of shrink tubing lol. Look at the white wire at about 8:40 give or take. As an electrician I teach the apprentices to always use shrink tubing if possible.

I have a 13,500 BTU AC on my camper, how do I know which soft start to buy, the 6 ton or 8 ton?

@@prepperjonpnw6482 Agreed. Also, heat guns are not very expensive. If you plan on doing work like this, get one and have a selection of heat shrink tubing of different sizes on hand and avoid the use of electrical tape where heat shrink tubing can be used instead. Also, learn to solder correctly. I've found a good solder bond between stranded wire pairs of 14-12 gauge works better the the crimp connectors, and then wrap them with heat shrink tubing. I've repaired many crimp joints on small wires that failed over time and were reported as intermittent electrical problems or main unit failures. I've never had to redo one of my soldered splices. Once and done is what you want IMO.

@@HeiwaPeace 1 ton of AC is equivalent to 12,000 BTUs. Most RV AC units are 15,000 BTU or less. One ASY-364-X20-IP unit will support up to a 3-ton unit.

How can you run your air with the easy start and can you use every thing else

Yes this video made me very nervous. Every time his hand came close. Rule number one with dealing with high voltage. SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY!

Yeah was expecting a quick shock, I'd just grab proper gloves and of course remove jewelry.

David is a good guy, and a wealth of knowledge. But perhaps in this instance he should have showed how to check for voltage with a meter, and mentioned how to Safely and Slowly discharge them.

In this application of the capacitor as a start and run capacitor, the charge is immediately dissipated by the compressor motor. Yes, be safe, but in this instance there will be no charge in those capacitors

Yes, I always short out the terminals of each capacitor

Awesome, good luck!

I couldn't agree more!!

@@CharRichardson Usually no. Figure out the output of your generator in watts. Smaller ones are usually 1800 or 1600W. A 13500BTU AC unit will usually draw 1500-1700W. You won't have anything left to run much else.

AlHutchings should the capacitor be drained before the white wire that goes to the R connection on the compressor is pulled? 6:28

You should always be careful when dealing with capacitors. The capacitor will drain naturally over time if allowed to remain de-energized but you should never rely on this. the capacitor should be shorted across the common and it's other terminal/terminals. An insulated screwdriver should be used and care should be taken not to introduce yourself into the circuit.

AlHutchings aww man, was hoping to see the "twist wires clockwise", I'm trolling comment'ry for this. Lol This product is awesome and a great installation!

@@georgeandrews2839 Should be a 15k ohm resistor not 15000 uf as UF is capacitance. I am sure you know but miss typed. Tom

I’m surprised you didn’t mention not using electrical tape instead of shrink tubing lol. Look at the white wire at about 8:40 give or take. As an electrician I teach the apprentices to always use shrink tubing if possible

Absolutely!!!

William DeBarge we have a 2200 Honda generator if we install this will it work with the 15,000 btu air conditioner in our Lance trailer.

I absolutely agree!!!!! 😉😄😊

Thank you Ann! And no I don't, I have just learned all this over time. My background is in mechanical engineering.

That's awesome! We love ours too, it starts our AC with our Honda eu2200i no problem 👍

It's all a foreign language to most people.

Will this work with dilithium crystals? :-)

LOL it was easy to follow but admittedly brought thoughts of "Back to the Future" for a min😂

Hahaha yeah there's a lot of technical talk in videos like that. Thank you Kitty that's a really nice compliment!

Oh I know, David has extremely wonderful videos and their ALL like this, incredible!!! Very intelligent guy!!!

Wow....you are one freaky fan. Kinda odd TBH. Reply on every positive comment with your own???? Very odd indeed.

Trying to open your site but it keeps failing

If you add this, can you run the AC on automatic so that it can kick on and off?

grateful1929 - likely an HVAC alarm that sends you text hourly.

What size AC unit can it work on? I need to buy a 6,000 BTU portable one in my abandoned bus. And can it run it for 12 hours daily? How much gas will it use for that duration?

I was thinking the same thing.

Capacitors can pop you even with the power unplugged. But maybe these self-discharge.

@@bensonwills8287 I thought that also when he started tapping the top of the capacitor with his fingers.

Thanks Dad! That's a good point, mine was actually already super clean, probably because I rarely ever run it haha. We love you too!!

Awesome! What generator do you have? We love that our 2200 watt generator can start our Coleman A/C, we used to have to lug around a 3500 watt generator and boy that thing was LOUD! You're welcome Scott 👍

@@FateUnbound Well, we have a Champion Dual Fuel 3500. Rolls nice and easy up and down the ramp of the Toy Hauler.

I totally agree!

@@Couplescience Thx! I think you meant to reply to NonRev :-) I hope that your issues was fixed.

My Airstream dealership will install them on the factory Dometic's but.....it will void the warranty even if it's done by a factory service center. Very frustrating as I will probably install them myself saving down time and money. Seems very straight forward but I hate the fact that no matter who completes the install the AC warranty is voided immediately. I concur with your comment. Less amps to kick the starter and compressor to me means less wear and tear on the components yielding a longer life span on those components.

The EasyStart actually does this automatically when you turn the A/C on. It starts the fans, then after a 5 second delay it engages the air conditioner so that the generator can adjust for the fans first so its not as big of a spike when the air conditioner kicks in.

There is another one under a different brand for under $100 and it does the same thing.. Of course me having a strong electronics background I built mine from an arduino and some support hardware for under $30 but I dont reccomend that unless you know what you are doing because of the whole line voltage thing etc..

That's awesome Bob! Thanks for using out code it helps support the channel. I'm glad it works great and our information was helpful 👍

I sure agree with you!!

Awesome! We love ours so hopefully yours works just as well for you!

Haha thanks Chris!!

Absolutely!!

Awesome Brian! Glad this was helpful 😊

I will be installing mine next week. What make and model of AC do you have?

Clever. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! It was a very straight forward install, if you do it and have any questions feel free to ask. Happy travels to you too!

I know, David is GREAT, isn't he?!!?

That's awesome! Glad you like it. -David

For sure!!

I absolutely agree!!