I bought a Dura-power 3500 watt gasoline generator with a rated power
of "2.8/3 KVA" and max power of "3/3.5 KVA". Can I run a small window
mount air conditioner (haven't bought it yet), and a 75 watt
incandescent light bulb with this little generator?

PJ

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 03 Sep 2006 00:33 PDT

You'll need to know the power consumption of the A/C unit (take
a look on the unit), but chances are it will handle it. A typical
small A/C unit such as this Sears model, which produces 10,000 BTU
of cooling, uses 1020 Watts:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0374546441.1157268151@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceeaddijmmddfecefecemldffidfmm.0&pid=04276100000&cat=Air+Conditioners&subcat=Single+Room+Units&vertical=APPL&ihtoken=1

That, and the 75 watt bulb should be about half the capacity of your
generator, at 2.8 KVA, which should be good for about 2000-2300 watts,
as shown for this generator of similar capacity at Cairns Mower City:
http://www.cairnsmowercity.com/prod408.htm

Let me know if this satisfies your interests, and I'll post it as a
formal answer...

sublime1-ga