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- 2oldmanExplorer II
SailingOn wrote:
It's like filling a jug with water. You can fill most of it with high pressure, but not that last 10%.
You might think therefore that if you have a 100 amp-hour battery bank which if 50% depleted, this converter will recharge it in an hour or so.
It doesn't work out that way,.
Doing a lot of dry camping you rarely get 100% charge without solar. - SailingOnExplorerYou might think therefore that if you have a 100 amp-hour battery bank which is 50% depleted, this converter will recharge it in an hour or so.
It doesn't work out that way, actually taking much longer. As the battery nears a full charge its resistance increases so it will accept less current, regardless of the peak output of the converter. Assuming that other 12V loads aren't large, using a higher output converter won't make much difference.
See The 12 Volt Side of Life - 55 amps of DC power for the RV.
- Old-BiscuitExplorer III
enblethen wrote:
It is total output of the converter. A portion may go to the 12 volt DC devices connected and then the remainder goes to the battery.
YEP^^^^
Total amperage converter is capable of supplying to DC Dist Panel (Fused load) and Charging of batteries - It is total output of the converter. A portion may go to the 12 volt DC devices connected and then the remainder goes to the battery.
- 2oldmanExplorer IIYes, 55 amps @ 13 volts to the battery. About 6 amps on the 120v side.
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