Inverter Style (soft start) Airconditioner

Liltacker · Veteran Member

Inverter Style (soft start) Airconditioner

Yuglamron · Guru

I was recently looking at these units on the net. DC or Solar. I really don't know if they are any good and you may have to send abroad to buy. However it is one of the few I have found on the net.

http://www.aislu.com/documents/MSD_rvairconditioner.pdf

Liltacker · Veteran Member

Thanks Yuglamron,
Have been on to their website already and sent off an email to China to find out the obligatory How,Why, When and Where if there is An Australian agent or distributor so will now wait for a response.
Cheers , keep safe and keep on giving good advice

Plendo · Guru

When we built our van (two years ago) we searched high and low for a decent roof top, we even approached the manufacturers asking when they were going to make an inverter system. We eventually gave in and fitted a household split system with the outdoor unit on the rear bumper. It then had the added advantage of freeing up more roof space for solar.

Our system works beautifully, and we can run the air con whenever we want, we also run a 3K inverter, but the air con is typically only taking a few hundred watts.

Liltacker · Veteran Member

Thanks Plendo,
I'll be very interested to see what comes back from China re these Dc Inverter A/C units could be very interesting as my best mate who owns an A/C , Fans and switchboard spares company said it could be well worth the little extra to get one out for peace of mind and have a good geek and play with it.

Could be a good market idea as well.

Keep safe,

Dav4Cris · Senior Member

We have a 3kw inverter running off 200Ah of lithium, yes our soft start Ibis can be run but only for a few hours. When and if ours dies I am going to fit a invertered domestic ac which draws so much less than the Ibis, then we will be able to free camp comfortably. We have 500watts of solar on roof plus 150 portable which will recharge batteries by 10.30 or 11 in summer and around 1pm in winter.

The Doo crew · Senior Member

At 820w for this rooftop inverter is getting close to the domestic type for power consumption, about twice the usage of my split.

-- Edited by The Doo crew on Monday 17th of August 2015 01:49:47 PM

Liltacker · Veteran Member

Hi All
After much investigation and not getting replies from overseas builders/manufacturers, there is a manufacturer of exactly what most of us need, in China which is a MSD Merlin Suit DC Inverter Low Profile Type Airconditioner from Aislu.com but unfortunately I cannot get an email from there. Thought about phoning them then realised if they cannot email they probably won't understand me on the phone.

I did how ever get a return phone call and email from Marcell at Ibis after I asked a question regarding the NEW Ibis 3 and that was are the new models all coming out with the "soft start" feature to which he replied "YES yahoobiggrinbiggrinbiggrin;" so based on that we will try the new Ibis3 and with our 450 watts of solar on the roof and 360 a/h AGM batteries with a 4000 watt inverter and back up Genmax 4.4 kva generator and portable 150 watt folding solar panels. I figure I should be able to keep the wife cool and happy.

And as all of us know " HAPPY COOL WIFE,HAPPY LIFE"

If I do get an email etc I will let everyone know ASAP

Keep safe.