PTO Generator surge limits

[Steve_Miller]

I took a peak current measurement on a 5HP compressor motor. ... 134Amps at startup. Thats about 29kW. The voltage output of the gen takes a real dive in the short term. Til the motor comes to speed . Runnng current was in the mid 20s. A 10 kW gen starts it fine tho - a quick, rather deep, brownout.
larry

Over sight on my part, I was not considering something like a compressor as part of household use during a power outage. We have no need for AC where I live (my opinion) so it's not part of my thinking strategy if it is an AC unit your talking about. Sorry for the stupid question, i'm narrow minded sometimes.

Steve