Best APU To Buy That Does It All ?

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    Alive But still retired....:(:(:(
     
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    When did he retire? Seems like when his favorite TMC punching bag got banned never see much of him around here anymore.
     
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    It will last 30 hours running the A/C?

    Which brand is it?
     
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    i don't believe any Electric APU that is nothing more than a separate bank of batteries with a large inverter to run the Air Conditioning will run much more than 8 hours unless it had a very large battery bank.

    That technology was started for small boats so that you did not need a separate generator for air conditioning. A manufacture by the name of Mermaid from Fort Myers Florida builds units for boats i am sure they can do the same for trucks.

    if you want more power just add more batteries.
     
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    How much does this one cost? Thanks.
     
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    Oscar, so you aren't the only one who noticed that news outlets from all over had used that picture of his unit. I spotted that the first day the article came out. they should be sued for using the picture, apparently from an internet search.
     
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    the unit will pay for itself in a year. you can buy an apu or spent the same money idling, and that's not even includeding the convience, 110 volt outlet to use for truck work, etc. . the tripac only do 110 off an inverter. my dynasys has a 6000 watt generator, wired to block heater with 110 volt outlets also, a alternator to keep batteries charged, and doesn't run continuously, set the thermostat and enjoy life. 8500 installed at boomers in okie city, that's with the shorpower option also.
     
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    he got banned, he now has banned or retired in his heading. it was in a thread in the flatbed section about hevy haul or something. he had an edge to him. I kind of like that.
     
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    So the dynasys does it all a/c heat/ power, battery charger and block heater? how much are they if you don't mind?
     
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