Being an RV"er (and a MGB loyalist), I have never heard of an Electric A/C
system used in in a vehicule. The A/C system seen on top of RV"s are 120 Volts
operated when stationnary.
If an engine driven A/C system requires say 4HP to run a compressor, the same
4HP (electric power) would be required. This would require a fairly large
electric Motor with a very large amp demand. I do not think any current 12V
system could take this for very long. If my calculations are right (I know
there are electrical engineers around that could (and will, if I goofed)
destroy my theory) such an electric motor would require 350 Amps to start and
about 125 amps to run. Not many alternator can sustain that output for long.
JDMG@msn.com
Jacques
"74 B (Chrome) no A/C but top down year round
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De : owner-mgs@autox.team.net de la part de Nory
Date d'envoi : 26 août, 1997 00:38
A : Scott Gardner
Cc : mgs@autox.team.net
Objet : Re: Electric A/C system?
I believe there is a similar unit made for RVs. Don't know how much
power they need or how much space they take up (if one would fit under
the hood). Maybe there are some RV'ers out there who know?
-NORY
Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the
ONLY problem.
'74 Midget & '71 parts car
'94 Ford Ranger
'86 Ford Escort
'89 Ford Probe
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