A portable air conditioner is only useful if the pitch or vehicle can power it. This guide covers campsite hook-ups, generators, 12 V options and the start-up current that catches first-time buyers out.
EU and UK campsite hook-ups are normally 230-240 V at 6 A or 16 A. Confirm the site amperage before selecting a model, because a unit that draws more than the supply allows will trip the post.
Off-grid users run an AC unit from a small generator. Size the generator for the unit’s start-up current, which is several times the running current for the first second, not for the running watts alone.
Compact DC units can run from a 12 V or 24 V battery bank through a suitable inverter. AC units generally need a hook-up or a generator because start-up current is too high for a small battery alone.
Voltage, plug type and frequency are configured at assembly for the destination market — Type F for the EU, Type G for the UK, Type I for AU / NZ and Type A/B for North America. Tell us where the unit will be used and we set it.
Send us the capacity, market and volume you have in mind and we will reply with models, MOQ and lead time.
Compact DC models can run from a 12 V or 24 V battery bank through a suitable inverter. AC units generally need a campsite hook-up or a generator because start-up current is several times the running current.
EU and UK hook-ups are typically 6 A or 16 A at 230-240 V. Confirm the site rating before choosing a model so the unit does not trip the supply.
Size it for the start-up current, which is several times the running current for the first moment, not the running watts alone.
Yes. Voltage, plug type and frequency are set at assembly — Type F for the EU, Type G for the UK, Type I for AU / NZ, Type A/B for North America.
The compressor draws several times its running current for a moment at start-up. Size the supply and cabling for that locked-rotor current, not the running wattage.
Send us a brief - target market, capacity range and volumes - and we will come back with the platforms that fit and the tooling or artwork that each one needs.
