alt.energy.homepower

In <13ej0iu22umhd2@ >, on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:17:26
-0700, Ulysses, eatmyspam@ / wrote:
>> In <7i9he3la4cvpjpejouo730qvr6gkqm2313@ >, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007
>> 22:55:44 -0400, Neon John, no@ wrote:
>> > On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:18:55 -0400, Steve Ackman
>> wrote:

>> >> Dataplate rating: 110-127 VAC amps

>> > That's probably the draw when the defrost heater is on. 1344 watts
> seems about right
>> > for a defrost heater.
>
> I have an older but it sounds like very similar GE and when it was connected
> to my Honda eu2000 generator the engine would go from barely idleing to
> almost full throttle when the defrost cycle came on.

We have a 5500 watt cheapie Chicago brand generator.
Probably the refrigerator has about 50 hours running on
that. I guess we've never hit the defrost cycle while
on generator power, cause I've never heard it bog down
without an obvious explanation (like the microwave
being used, Bunn tank kicking on, or something similar)