Hard Start Capacitor on the Dometic Cool Cat (2018 TAB 400)

BDA123

I'm just curious if anyone has added a hard start capacitor to the Dometic Cool Cat to make it pull less amps when the AC compressor starts up so that it runs more efficiently off a generator. I have a Honda 2200i which runs the AC just fine but it has to rev up substantially to start the compressor. Granted, if I turn eco-mode off on the generator the rev up is much lower. Neverthelss, I'm just curious if anyone has tried adding a hard start capacitor to the run capacitor to help level out the Amp draw on the Cool Cat.

falcon1970

Search for "Easy Start" at the top right of every page.  there have been more than a couple people installing them.

JEB

BDA123 said:

I'm just curious if anyone has added a hard start capacitor to the Dometic Cool Cat to make it pull less amps when the AC compressor starts up so that it runs more efficiently off a generator. I have a Honda 2200i which runs the AC just fine but it has to rev up substantially to start the compressor. Granted, if I turn eco-mode off on the generator the rev up is much lower. Neverthelss, I'm just curious if anyone has tried adding a hard start capacitor to the run capacitor to help level out the Amp draw on the Cool Cat.

Yes.  In fact, @grubbster came up with a method for wiring in a Micro-Air without cutting any wires.  Plug and play and removable.  https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/125490#Comment_125490.